Divemaster Course
Looking for the first step in working with scuba as
a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba
diving begins with the Divemaster program. Working closely with a Instructor, in
this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the
professional level. Divemaster training develops your leadership
abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors
with student divers. Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both
the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.
What You Learn
During the Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through
both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina
exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize
and solve problems as well as help others improve
their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured
internship or series of practical training exercises.
What You Can Teach
After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorized to:
- Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning,
organizing and directing dives
- Assist a Instructor during the training
sessions for any Diver course
- Conduct the Skin Diver course and Discover Snorkeling program
- Conduct the Discover Local Diving experience
- Conduct the Scuba Review program
- If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the
Discover Scuba Diving program.
- Earn the Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be
able to teach the Digital
Underwater Photographer specialty.
- Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course Training Dives
2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
- Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a Instructor during:
- surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
- when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster
can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
- Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or
Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a Instructor.
- Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect supervision for Discover
Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the
first dive with a Instructor.
- Teach Emergency First Response courses
after successfully completing an Emergency First Response
Instructor course.
The Scuba Gear You Use
- You use all the basic scuba equipment and
some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch,
etc.
- It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as
familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills. You can
find most everything at our shop.
The Learning Materials You Need
The Divemaster
pack includes everything you’ll need to start the Divemaster program. The complete set of materials includes:
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving ( for Padi ) - for Naui and Padi a comprehensive overview of diving
physics, physiology, and equipment.
- Divemaster slates
- Divemaster Manual
- CD-ROM with instructor outlines for Divemaster-conducted programs (exclusive
item not available for purchase separately)
Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:
Other Courses That Will Prepare You for Success as a Divemaster
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Get College Credit
You may be able to earn college
credit for the Divemaster course.