Dive Master Course
Be a leader who mentors and motivates others. Gain dive knowledge, supervision abilities, and become a role model to divers around the world.
Description
Share your passion for scuba diving by becoming a PADI Divemaster. As a divemaster you'll supervise scuba diving activities and assist with scuba classes. PADI Divemaster is the first step in your diving career. *This course fee only covers your online training and assessments. Practical training, dives, dive equipment, training materials and application forms are available at additional fees via your PADI Dive Center.
Academic
The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:
- The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
- Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
- Diver safety and risk management
- Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
- Business of diving and your career
- Awareness of the dive environment
- Dive setup and management
- Mapping an open water site
- Conducting dive briefings
- Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
- Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
- Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs
Your instructor may also offer the PADI Deep Diver and Search and Recovery Diver specialty diver courses along with your divemaster training to help you meet all requirements and to broaden your abilities.
You may be able to get college credit for the Rescue Diver course - ask your instructor.
Equipment
As a dive professional, you'll want to have all your basic scuba equipment, including a dive computer, a dive knife, and at least two surface signaling devices. During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you'll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags and slates. Your PADI Instructor may suggest additional gear that will be useful throughout your diving career.
Prerequisites & Requirements
Age Requirement : 18 years or older
Course Prerequisites : Rescue Diver, 40 logged dives, CPR and First Aid certification within 24 months, medical clearance to dive
Time Commitment : Approximately 50 hours
6 Days 5 Nights | |
Day 1 | |
| Before 10.30am-Arrival | Registration at Jetty Check-In Point for luggage check-in |
|---|---|
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Boat transfer to Summer Bay, meet and greet at arrival hall, welcome drinks are served |
| 12:30pm - 01:30pm | Check-in briefing - Lunch |
| 01:30pm - 02:30pm | Orientation and safety |
| 02:30pm - 04:30pm | Theory session |
| 04:30pm - 06:30pm | confined water session 1-2. Practice the basics to be a scuba diver |
| 06:30pm - 08:30pm | Dinner |
| 08:30pm - 09.30pm | Theory session |
| Day 2 | |
| 07:00am - 08:00am | Breakfast |
| 08:00am - 12:00am | Confined water session 3-5. Practice new skills in Confined water |
| 12:00pm - 01:30pm | Lunch |
| 01:30pm - 04:30pm | Open water session 1-2 practice new skills in open water |
| 04:00pm - 06:00pm | Theory and discussion session |
| 06:30pm - 08:00pm | Dinner |
| 08:00pm - 09.30pm | Theory and discussion session. Review, discussion, share experience |
| Day 3 | |
| 07:00am - 08:00am | Breakfast |
| 08:00am - 12:00am | Open water session 3-4. Practice new skills in open water |
| 12:00pm - 01:30pm | Lunch |
| 01:30pm - 04:30pm | Open water session 3-4. Practice new skills in open water till divers meet all the requirements. |
| 04:30pm - 06:30pm | Theory and discussion session (Advanced Open Water only) |
| 06:30pm - 08:00pm | Dinner |
| 08:00pm - 09:30pm | Theory session for (Advanced Open Water only) |
| Day 4 | |
| 07:00am - 09:30am | Breakfast |
| 09:30am - 12:00pm | Learn Peak performance buoyancy |
| 12:30pm - 01:30pm | Lunch |
| 01:30pm - 04:00pm | Learn navigation, search and recovery |
| 06:30pm - 08:00pm | Dinner |
| 08:00pm - 09:30pm | Learn night dive |
| Day 5 | |
| 07:00am - 08:00am | Breakfast |
| 08:00am - 10:30am | Learn deep dive |
| 10:30am - 12:30pm | Learn wreck dive |
| 12:30pm - 02:30pm | Lunch |
| 02:30pm | Final Certification Paperwork, Graduation |
| Day 6 | |
| 07:00am - 09:30am | Breakfast |
| 09:30am | Room check-out |
| 10:00am | Boat transfer to Merang Jetty (10:00am stand by at 09:30am) |