Eddie “Butch” and Dani Sutter February 2024

The Buddy Dive team is there for your every need inside and out of the classroom. It's not just the IDC staff it's the whole dive operation that make it a successful and enjoyable experience. You will be hard pressed to find another team as passionate about preserving the reef, the fish and well being of the island. I would highly recommend them to everyone. We'll definitely be back for more training.

Doug Donnell June 2024

Lars runs a very comprehensive course that not only over prepares you for the IE, but focuses on preparing you to be a safe and competent Open Water Scuba Instructor. Lars has boundless diving and dive instructing experience that he willingly and humbly shares. It truly was an honor to have been taught by him!

Ali Oudman July 2024

11 days of hard work but I have never met anyone as dedicated as Lars, if you put in the effort so will he (before 8am and after a full day, he was ALWAYS willing to stay and help us in any way he could). My biggest piece of advice is do ALL of what Lars tells you to do before arrival before you arrive!

Alejandra Contreras December 2024

All of the staff at buddy dive resort were kind and supportive rooting for us on our journey. But the BEST part of doing my IDC at Buddy Dive was course director LARS. Lars ensures that you are prepared to be an instructor in the real world and that you learn how to keep your students safe. I feel confident in myself because of the training I received from being an instructor trained by Lars.

Mike Mulvaney December 2024

I feel that during the IDC I became a much better instructor but also a better diver. I found out how much I didn’t know about the basics of scuba diving and how to teach those basics to beginning divers.
If you are considering doing an IDC in the future, I highly recommend signing up at Buddy Dive with Lars Bosman. You won’t be disappointed.

Phillip 2024

To all interested in participating in the IDC at Buddy Dive,

To say this experience was life changing is an understatement!! Not only does Lars Bosman strive to produce the best dive instructors in the industry he instils the importance of protecting one of natures precious gifts, OUR Oceans! He understands that every newly certified diver that his Instructors produce are a testament to his passion…protecting our ocean, corals and fish! If you are truly passionate about diving, protecting our oceans and would love to see the joy on a newly certified divers face I would highly recommend joining the IDC Course at Buddy Dive! Come prepared to work, be pushed to be the best and become a true ambassador to the underwater world! ❤️

Gise de Laat February 2025

Lars is a very knowledgeable and experienced instructor, he really knows what he is doing and why he is doing it that way. This makes the classes meaningful. He prepared us to be good instructors who can really teach courses; The IE was the easiest part of the course actually, because by that time we were all super ready and we passed with flying colors. I'm super happy that I chose to come to Buddy Dive to do my IDC. I would highly recommend Buddy to anyone looking to find a place to do their IDC at a professional, high quality place.
Thanks Lars & the entire team!

Alvaro April 2025

I couldn't have chosen a better place than Buddy Dive and a better Course Director than Lars to do my IDC and MSDT prep program. From the first day he was committed to the fullest to make all of us succeed in the course and the IE. I personally found Lars' teaching method very helpful for both practical and theoretical assessments. He made sure we would be ready to teach every PADI course in a safe and efficient way. I believe this training has built up my confidence and will certainly help me become a great PADI Instructor. I would also like to thank Olivia for her assistance and patience as Staff Instructor during the IDC, she also did an amazing job!