PADI Divemaster Course

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Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. This qualification is the first step to a career in the scuba industry.

In this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level by working closely with a PADI Instructor. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.

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.

On completion of the course you can:

• 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
• Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
• Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
• Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI 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 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 Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Conduct the PADI Seal Team 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.
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must:

1. Be 18 years or older.
2. A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization).
3. Have An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care Certification (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organisation),  course completion within the past 24 months.
4. Have at least 20 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
5. Have a “fit to dive” medical signed by your local doctor before starting your course, Dive Medical (PDF 40 KB).
6. Sign an Awesome Scuba Learning Agreement, Learning Agreement (PDF 130 KB).

Next Awesome Adventure

After you have finished your course you can go on to do your assistant instructor course and then become an Instructor. Awesome scuba will help you every step of the way so you become a fantastic diving professional.

Included in the Course

A PADI Divemaster Crew Pack will be provided by Awesome Scuba as part of your course.

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