Malapascua Island's

Scuba Diving Internships in the Philippines

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Thresher Shark Divers

Thresher Shark Divers is based on Bounty Beach, Malapascua Island, just off the north tip of Cebu in the Philippines. We are located right in the middle of this picture perfect white sandy beach near to all the main facilities

We are the first and only PADI 5 Star Dive Center on Malapascua, so you know that we adhere to the high standards of PADI.

We have three banka style boats: Amy (max capacity 20), Esther (max capacity 15) and Rosie (max capacity 8). Our flat bottomed boats Big Jim and Little Jim help us out with small classes.

Staff Profiles

Instructors

Andrea & Trevor

Thresher Shark Divers was started by Andrea and Trevor in 2004. Since then TSD has grown to be one of the most well known and well respected dive shops in the Philippines, noted for their professionalism, dedication to safety, but most of all for their fun approach to diving.

Andrea and Trevor have a wide range of experience. They previously worked as instructors in Thailand and the Caribbean and prior to Thresher Shark Divers, they owned a dive school in San Francisco, California. The kelp beds and sea lions of Monterey Bay were fabulous, but the tropics beckoned them, and they moved to their new paradise Malapascua Island. Between them they have certified countless divers, and have done thousands of dives in Malapascua alone.

Andrea and Trevor still spend most of their time at the dive shop. Your first contact with TSD will probably be Andrea who will answer all of your questions and will help you arrange everything. She will also be in charge of your program during your stay with us and will help you with both your diving and non-diving needs.

Mike

Mike has a wide range of experience teaching in both the cold waters of the UK and in tropical locations. Before he came to the Philippines he owned his own PADI 5 Star Dive Center in Turkey and acted as Head Instructor. He has a wealth of experience and you can learn untold amounts from him. Mike can teach 22 PADI specialty courses.

Simon

Simon is a PADI Staff Instructor and DSAT Technical Instructor. He has been diving for over 8 years and has dived in many locations including Australia, the Maldives, Greece and Spain. Prior to Malapascua he lived and worked in Thailand for over 15 months gaining experience at a very successful dive school, experience which he feels is invaluable when guiding students through their dive careers. As well as the core PADI courses, he can teach Nitrox, Wreck, Deep, Navigation, Search and Recovery, Photography, Drift, Night and Peak Performance Buoyancy. He can also teach the DSAT Discover Tec, Tec Apprentice and Tec Deep Courses.

Gareth

Gareth is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and he can teach can teach Nitrox, Digital Underwater Photography, Deep, Wreck, Night, Search and Recovery, Peak Performance Buoyancy and TSD's Thresher Shark Diver Specialty.

As well as teaching and guiding, he is the dive shop manager. He will be able to help you with all administrative details, problems, questions etc.

Local Staff

You will get to know our Filipino dive guides, boat staff and shop staff very well. You could not hope to meet a friendlier bunch of people and they are a delight to work with. You will work side by side with them during your internship and as well as having a good time, you will learn a lot from them. Some of our interns become very close to our staff and their families.

Dive guides

Our dive guides are Botchoy, Tata, Je-an and Erwin. They have done thousands of dives in Malapascua and know each dive site like the back of their hand. You will dive with them a lot, so follow them and watch and learn. They are particularly good at finding all the hidden critters with perfect camouflage for which Malapascua is so famous.

Boat staff

Our boat staff are simply wonderful. Most people who dive with us say they are the best boat crew they have ever come across. They are friendly, helpful and always smiling.

Shop staff

Jeramie and Roa are our office assistants. Jun-Jun and Andy work in the compressor room and are our general odd-job men. Jun-Jun wins the prize for the biggest smile in the shop.

Bar staff

Madeline and Cecile look after all your cocktails requirements, giggle a lot, and are always available for a game of backgammon, Connect 4, or to challenge you to a Rubik's Cube Face Off.

Everyone's favorite

Last but definitely not least, is our most popular member of staff, Sally...

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