• PADI Divemaster

PADI Divemaster

You have been diving for a while now, completed multiple certification courses, and perfected you're in water skills. You have also developed a deep and abiding passion for scuba diving! Have you found yourself asking what is next? Here's an idea. Why not make scuba diving a career?

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You have been diving for a while now, completed multiple certification courses, and perfected you're in water skills. You have also developed a deep and abiding passion for scuba diving! Have you found yourself asking what is next? Here's an idea. Why not make scuba diving a career? That's right! Be paid to do what you love: Become a 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.

Why Choose Into The Blue Scuba:

  • An established locally owned family business that treats you like a member of the family.
  • A business that prides itself on “Quality” not “Quantity”
  • A friendly and highly knowledgeable staff
  • Up to date and safe training facilities
  • Small classes where you are a name not just a number
  • A relaxed and supportive learning environment
  • All-inclusive up-front pricing with no hidden fees
  • Your own instructor that’s with you from the start of your training until completion
  • PADI 5 Star Dive Center rating
  • The backing from PADI (Professional Association of Scuba Instructors)
  • A complete selection of renowned PADI courses from beginner through professional
  • The most modern, fun, safe and convenient courses around

Also, by completing your Divemaster certification with Into The Blue Scuba you will receive the following in addition to the above:

  • Real world experience
  • Leadership skills
  • Become a master of dive knowledge and in water skills
  • Supervisor skills
  • Work with real students in the classroom, confined water, and open water settings alongside your instructor
  • Complete the Discover Scuba Diving internship allowing you to teach the program to students when you become a Certified Divemaster
  • Travel opportunities
  • Plus, many more

The Divemaster Process:

This is where your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins! Working closely with your instructor, in this program you will expand your dive knowledge and hone your diving skills to the professional level. Divemaster training also develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise diving activities and assist instructors with student divers. Divemaster is also the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.

What You Learn:

During your Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You will complete in 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 skills. The knowledge you gain will be put into action through a structured internship and a series of practical training exercises. As you progress through your Divemaster course, you will expand your diving knowledge, perfect your diving skills, and increase your confidence. Then, as a PADI Divemaster, you’ll use these attributes to lead, mentor, 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 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, you can independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving Program.
  • With the addition of the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating you are 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 Aqua Mission
  • 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.

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

The Scuba Gear You Use:

You will use all of 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.

Required Learning Materials You Need:

  • Divemaster Elearning Course
  • Dive Theory Elearning Course
  • Divemaster Slates
  • Instructor Manual
  • The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - A comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment
  • Dive Knowledge Workbook
  • Scuba Tune-up Guidebook
  • Professional Log
  • DSD Cue Cards
  • Practice Exams
  • PADI Divemaster Application package

* All of the required learning materials/applications listed above are included in the course cost
* Prices are subject to change without notice

There are other required materials that a Divemaster Candidate will need, but you may have received them during other PADI courses, so, they are not included in the Divemaster Course. Please ask your instructor for the full list of required materials that you will need for the program.

For all your questions, learning materials and equipment, contact Into The Blue Scuba Today!

Divemaster Prerequisites:

To take the Divemaster course, you must be:

  • 18 years old
  • A PADI Advanced Open Water Certification or qualifying certification from another training organization
  • A PADI Rescue Diver Certification or qualifying certification from another training organization
  • An Emergency First Response Certification or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization (course completion within the past 24 months)
  • Have at least 40 logged dives to begin the course and 60 logged for certification
  • Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Here are some suggestions for other PADI courses that will help make you more successful as a Divemaster:

  • Search and Recovery (Highly recommended)
  • Deep Diver (Highly recommended)
  • Dive Theory Online
  • Boat Diver
  • Digital Underwater Photographer
  • Emergency First Response Instructor
  • Emergency Oxygen Provider
  • Enriched Air Diver
  • Equipment Specialist
  • Night Diver
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Underwater Naturalist
  • Underwater Navigation

You will soon earn your rating as a PADI Divemaster and be considered as a dive professional! This includes being a leader, a supervisor, a teacher, a boat master, a rescue diver, a medic, an equipment specialist, a marine environmentalist – a diving expert!

For more information about this or other PADI courses contact Into The Blue Scuba and we will be glad to assist you in any way.

 

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