Certification Course
Professional Course
DIVEMASTER PADI
Be a leader who guides and motivates others. Gain diving knowledge, supervision skills and become a role model for divers around the world.
Become a PADI professional and live a unique lifestyle!
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USD 1130
*Includes equipment and CrewPack
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Description
Do you love diving? Do you want to share it with others on a whole new level? Take the PADI Divemaster course and do what you love to do as a career. Divers admire divemasters because they are leaders who mentor and motivate others. As a divemaster, you will not only be able to dive a lot, but you will also experience the joy of seeing others having as much fun diving as you do. The PADI Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you will hone your diving skills, such as perfecting effortless hovering, and refine your rescue skills to easily anticipate and resolve common problems. You will gain diving knowledge, management and supervision skills to become a role model for divers around the world. As a PADI Divemaster, you will lead others while supervising diving activities and assisting with diver training. Whether you want to work in a faraway dive destination or close to home at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. PADI Divemasters are respected diving professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected diving organization in the world: PADI.
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PADI Rescue Divers who are at least 18 years old can enroll in the PADI Divemaster course.
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You must also have: Emergency First Response (CPR and First Aid) primary and secondary care training within the last 24 months.
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Medical statement signed by a doctor within the last 12 months.
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At least 40 logged dives to begin the course and 60 dives to obtain certification.
Please note that qualified certifications from other diver training organizations may apply; Consult with your PADI Instructor.
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Academic
The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of diving activities. Through knowledge development sessions, aquatic skills exercises and workshops, and practical assessments, you will develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:
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The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster Supervise diving activities and assist diving students Diver safety and risk management.
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Divemaster-led programs and specialized skills
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The diving business and your career
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Diving Environment Awareness
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Dive setup and management Mapping an open water site
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Conduct dive briefings Organize a search and recovery project and a deep dive
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Take a diving review and skin diver course
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Assist with Discover Scuba Diving and lead Discover Local Diving programs
Your instructor can also offer PADI Deep Diver and Search and Recovery Diver specialty diving courses alongside your divemaster training to help you meet all requirements and expand your skills. You may be able to earn college credit for the Divemaster course; ask your instructor.
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Start Today
Sign up for Divemaster Online, PADI's e-learning option, to get started now. You can work through eight knowledge-building sections using a web-based system that allows you to learn at your own pace. You also have access to an online version of the Divemaster Manual for reference during and after the course. Another option is to study by reading the Divemaster Manual and watching the Divemaster Video (a book and DVD package). Visit your local PADI Dive Center or Resort to enroll in the course and obtain your Divemaster Crew-Pak, which also includes other reference materials, such as the PADI Instructor Manual and the Recreational Diving Encyclopedia, that you will need during the course. Consider taking Dive Theory Online, another PADI eLearning® program, which takes you step-by-step through the physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment of diving, plus a review of the Recreational Dive Planner (RDP). By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can earn credit for half of the Divemaster final exam. Your PADI Instructor can explain how this works when you meet to schedule knowledge review sessions alongside your aquatic skills exercises, workshops and practical assessments.