PADI Divemaster
Take the Divemaster course and do what you love to do as a career. Scuba divers look up to divemasters because they are leaders who mentor and motivate others. As a divemaster, you not only get to dive a lot, but also experience the joy of seeing others have as much fun diving as you do.
The Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. Working closely with an instructor, you'll fine-tune your dive skills, like perfecting the effortless hover, and refine your rescue skills so you anticipate and easily solve common problems. You'll gain dive knowledge, management and supervision abilities so you become a role model to divers everywhere.
As a Divemaster, you'll lead others as you supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at a faraway dive destination or close to home at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world.
Academics
The Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:
▪ The role and characteristics of the Divemaster
▪ Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
▪ Diver safety and risk management
▪ Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
▪ Business of diving and your career
▪ Awareness of the dive environment
▪ Dive setup and management
▪ Mapping an open water site
▪ Conducting dive briefings
▪ Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
▪ Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
▪ Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs
Equipment
As a dive professional, you'll want to have all your basic scuba equipment, including a dive computer, a dive knife, and at least two surface signaling devices. During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you'll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags and slates. Your instructor will suggest the gear that will be useful throughout your diving career.
Included
▪ All Instruction
▪ Opportunities to work with instructors during classes and tours
▪ Divemaster Crewpack ($555 value)
▪ PADI Divemaster manual
▪ Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving (paperback version)
▪ Divemaster slates
▪ PADI Instructor manual (access card)
▪ Tanks & Weights Rentals
Not Included
▪ Scuba Gear
▪ Personal Gear
Prerequisites
▪ 18 years old or older
▪ Rescue Diver Certification
▪ CPR and First Aid training within the past 24 months
▪ Medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
▪ At least 40 logged dives to begin
▪ At least 60 logged dives to earn certification
▪ Qualifying certifications from other diver training organizations may apply
