Dive Master

PADI Divemaster Course – Includes 6 Boat Dives

Working closely with a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor, in this scuba diving course you expand your diving knowledge and hone your scuba diving skills to the professional level.

PADI Divemaster scuba training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist PADI instructors with dive students as they learn to scuba dive. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite scuba diving certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.

What You Learn

During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn scuba dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as scuba diver training exercises that stretch your ability to organise and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba diving.

You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical scuba diver training exercises as you learn the trade.

What You Can Teach

  • Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organising and directing scuba dives under the guidance of a PADI Scuba Instructor.
  • Assist a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI Diver course from the PADI open water diver to PADI rescue 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, also known as a scuba review, scuba tune up or PADI scuba diving refresher.
  • 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 PADI divemaster.
  • Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during the PADI Open Water Diver Course.
  • Conduct the PADI Seal Team Skin Diver Specialist Aqua Mission.
  • Conduct subsequent scuba dives under a PADI  open waterscuba diving instructor’’s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first scuba dive with a PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor.