At some point in your diving career you may decide to make diving
a full or part time profession. That's when you're ready to become
a Divemaster. During this course you will sharpen your skills to
demonstration quality, develop a professional level understanding
of dive theory, learn to organize and conduct diving activities, and
learn how to assist divers in training. Either
call
us or come in.
PADI 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 PADI Divemaster program. Working
closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your
dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level.
PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities,
qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist
instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the
prerequisite certification for both the PADI
Assistant Instructor and PADI
Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.
During the PADI 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 PADI
Instructor during
the training sessions for any PADI Diver course
Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover
Snorkeling program
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 PADI 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 Advanced
Open Water or
Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a
PADI Instructor.
Conduct the PADISeal
Team Skin
Diver Specialist AquaMission
Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect
supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after
participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive
with a PADI Instructor.
At a glance, compare what
you can teach when
you continue your professional diver education.
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
