you're better off doing your instructors course. Look at khaolak and once qualified you can work on Liveaboards. Not shit money. Also, not many people know this, dive master is a reserved occupation for Thais. So farangs can't be dive masters. Sad times
actually, Captain Fantastic, I have the list, just don't understand what some of the items on the list mean, so, if you can help with some insight I'd be eternally grateful,