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The PADI Dive Master program will help you to develop your diving knowledge and skills to enable you to enter the diving industry as a professional Divemaster.  You will complete the course equipped with exemplary diving skills, proficient rescue skills a broader more professional level of dive theory.  You will be a competent certified assistant with dive management and supervision skills.

Cost $1,150

• Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent).
• Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent).
• Have logged a minimum of 20 open water dives prior to entry into PADI Divemaster training, and completed and logged a minimum of 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation prior to certification as a PADI Divemaster.
• Minimum age 18.
• Be in good physical condition for diving and submit a medical exam form signed by a physician.
• Current first aid training (within 24 months). Training can be provided see First Aid page.

Course Structure

Academic Training:

• Dive Planning
• Dive Management and Control
• Supervising students in training
• Physics
• Physiology
• Equipment
• Skills and Environment
• The Recreational Dive Planner

Watermanship and Skills Assessment:

• Swimming, snorkelling and scuba skills are assessed in this session.

Practical Training:

• Underwater Mapping
• Role of Divemaster in Confined water
• Role of Divemaster in Open water
• Role of Divemaster in Non-Training situation

Time Requirement:

• 6 days for academic and watermanship skills
• 4 days for practical application
• 3 month part time internship, preferred option as provides extensive experience in varied dive related roles.

Course Schedule

• Please discuss this with us further as we offer a variety of schedules.

The cost of the course includes:

• Air fills
• Pool entry
• Boat Dives minimum of 6
• Dive Master Manual
• Encyclopedia of recreational diving
• Diving knowledge workbook
• Dive Master Slates

**For digital version additional cost of $30

Not Included

• Registration fees, currently $132
• Internship registration, currently $70
• Candidate must have own equipment that it is modern and in good working order, items must consist of:
  • Mask,Snorkel, Boots & Fins
  • Wetsuit
  • B.C.D. and Low Pressure Inflator
  • B.C.D. Equipment Clips
  • Regulators and Alternate Air Source, standard right hand configuration
  • Submersible Pressure Gauge
  • Timing Device & Depth Gauge or computer.
  • Compass
  • Dive Knife
  • Weight Belt and Keepers
  • Whistle
  • Safety Sausage
• Other materials required
  • Face Mask
  • Torch
  • Slates
  • Log Book
  • E-RDP
  • R.D.P. Tables
  • R.D.P. Wheel

Internship

The Internship is an opportunity for you to put into practice all that you have learnt throughout the program by helping teach a complete open water program, with real students. This is not role playing, but real courses with fee paying clients. Your instructor will complete an evaluation on your performance and professionalism throughout the open water course you are assisting on, to enable you to assess your own skills, strengths and weaknesses. 

As a certified PADI Divemaster with current liability insurance, you'll be qualified to:

• Organize, conduct and supervise recreational diving activities, both land and boat based.
• Assist PADI Instructors in conducting PADI Diver programs.
• Act as a certified assistant to PADI Instructors.
• Supervise participants in PADI experience programs for uncertified divers.
• Generally supervise both training and no training related diving activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
• Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers
• Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program for certified divers.
• Enrol in PADI Instructor level training