Do you have a
deep and abiding passion for diving? Or, do you merely love
it with all of your heart? If so, you should consider doing
what you love for a living: become a PADI
Divemaster.
When you Join the
Tribe by becoming a PADI Divemaster, you align yourself with the
largest and most respected dive tribe in the world—that of PADI
Professionals. These are PADI Divemasters and Instructors
sharing a passion for diving and an active concern for the health
of the world’s underwater habitats.
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.
What You
Learn
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.
As you progress
through your Divemaster course, you’ll expand your diving
knowledge, hone you skills and increase your confidence.
Then, as a PADI Divemaster, you’ll use these attributes to lead,
mentor and motivate other divers and experience the joy of seeing
them transformed by the majesty of the aquatic
realm.
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
- 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 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.
- 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.
The
Learning Materials You Need
The PADI
Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the
PADI Divemaster program. The complete set of materials
includes:
- The
Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of
diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
- Divemaster
slates
- PADI
Divemaster Manual
- PADI
Instructor Manual
- RDP Table or
eRDPMLTM with associated instructions for use
booklets
- PADI's Guide
to Teaching (Optional)
- PADI Diving
Knowledge Workbook (Optional)
- Scuba Tune-Up
Guidebook (Optional)
You also have
the option to take Divemaster Online and purchase the
Divemaster eLearning Crew-Pak.
Prerequisites
To take this
course, you must be:
- 18 years
old
- A Padi
Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another
training organization)
- A PADI Rescue
Diver (or qualifying certification from another training
organization)
- An Emergency
First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid
and CPR training from another organization) course completion
within the past 24 months.
- Have at least
40 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
- Be fit for
diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within
the last 12 months.
Other
Courses That Will Prepare You for Success as a PADI
Divemaster
Here are some
suggestions for other PADI courses that will help make you more
successful as a PADI Divemaster:
- Search and
Recovery (Highly recommended)
- Deep Diver
(Highly recommended)
- Dive Theory
Online
- Boat
Diver
- Coral Reef
Conservation
- Digital
Underwater Photographer
- Emergency
First Responder Instructor
- Emergency
Oxygen Provider
- Enriched Air
Diver
- Equipment
Specialist
- Night
Diver
- Peak
Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater
Naturalist
- Underwater
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