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Divemaster course

Prerequisites:

  • 18 years old 

  • PADI Rescue Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another training organization)

  • 40 logged dives

  • CPR and First Aid certification within 24 months

  • Medical clearance to dive

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E-Learning Cost: Contact Mocean Diving for pricing

Instructor Cost: Contact Mocean Diving for pricing

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; that's right be paid to do what you love: 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.

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 TO EXPECT FROM THE COURSE

The Rescue Diver Course is by far one of the best confidence building courses you can take. In this course you not only expand on your own self-rescue abilities but you learn how to recognize problems and stop them before they become threatening.

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Rescue Divers also learn in-water rescue breathing and egress of divers. Emergency First Responder CPR (or equivalent) in the past 2 years is a prerequisite and is always available in conjunction with the Rescue course.

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The PADI Rescue Diver who has certification in at least 5 specialties (plus 50 dives) equals the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, the highest non-professional rating in the dive industry.

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"Challenging" and "rewarding" best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you've already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.

What will 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 will 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 the acquatic realm.

What will I be able to do as a divemaster?

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:

  • Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.

    • 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)

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  • 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.

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What Course Materials will I need?

The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes:

  • PADI Divemaster Manual

  • Divemaster slates

  • PADI Instructor Manual

  • The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment

  • Scuba Tune-up Guidebook

  • PADI Professional Log

  • DSD Cue Cards

  • PADI Pro Bag

  • PADI Divemaster Application package

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There are other required materials that a Divemaster Candidate will need but may have received them during other PADI programs so they have not been included in the Divemaster Crew-Pak. Please ask your PADI Instructor for the full list of required materials that you will need for the program.

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You also have the option to take Divemaster Online.

What Equipment will I need?

  • You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.

  • It is recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.

I'm Ready!! What is the next step?

  • Print and complete the medical questionnaire.

  • Create a Mocean Diving account.

  • Purchase and complete the PADI E-learning course before the class starts.

  • Select or request class dates and pay 

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