Meet the Team

Nick
SSI Instructor Trainer
Boat Master
CERT IV Trainer and Assessor

I started my dive journey over 20 years ago, completing my Open Water Course back home in New Zealand. Inspired by my instructor and recognizing the benefits of the SSI system I continued my training through to instructor level and enjoyed many years working all around the world in both recreational and semi-commercial roles.

The last 12 years have been spent training and developing new dive professionals through the SSI system and I now get to see them enjoying the lifestyle and experiences that becoming a dive professional brings.

As a Cert IV Trainer I am able to teach government accredited courses including Workplace First Aid, Recreational Boat and PWC Licensing, Marine Radio, Shipboard Safety, Coxswains, Master <24m and Marine Engine Driver.

Gemma
Divemaster Instructor Coxwain First Aid Insrtuctor

I did my open water course in 2016 in Melbourne and it was on the first day of my course I realised that I wanted make this my career. But with the Melbourne weather being so cold I decided to move to tropical Queensland where I started an Instructor Internship with Pro Dive. Since becoming an Instructor, not only do I get to work in an unreal office but it has also opened up so many other opportunities like getting my commercial boat tickets.

For me every dive is just as amazing as the last even if I have been to that dive site many times before. I don’t think being able to breathe underwater will ever get old!

I love seeing my students faces after diving for the first time and remembering that same feeling.

Ben

Divemaster Intern

I first discovered scuba diving back home in New Zealand, and quickly realised how much I loved being in the water and exploring marine life up close. After completing my Open Water course, I knew I wanted to take my diving further and gain more experience in different conditions and locations.

Joining the Pro Dive Magnetic Island team as a divemaster intern has been an amazing opportunity to develop my skills, learn about the industry, and build confidence as a diver. Every dive still feels unique, and I enjoy seeing how much I improve each time I get in the water.

I hope to use this internship as a step toward making diving a bigger part of my career—whether that’s travelling to new dive sites, helping others discover the underwater world, or one day becoming an instructor myself.

Julie

Divemaster Intern

Diving was love at first bubble breath — and now I’m utterly obsessed with the underwater world.

As a kid, my parents would put me in a body of water and couldn’t get me out until the very end of the day, dragging me out just to feed me lunch. I used to sit on the bottom of the pool and stare up at the surface… someone really should have given me a regulator and a tank sooner.

I completed my Open Water Course right here at Pro Dive Magnetic Island with the wonderful Gemma. We hadn’t even finished our pool session before I knew I wanted to do the Divemaster Internship. This internship has been an incredible experience — learning numerous skills in the maritime industry and interacting with customers while hanging out with the absolute best people. I hope to continue my dive journey here and around the world for a long, long time.

Max
‘The Boss’ aka ‘The Doorbell’

Everyone’s favourite team member.

This pup may not have the best sea legs but she will be there to welcome you at the Pro Dive store and make your experience even more memorable.

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