PADI Divemaster

Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career or just to pass on your knowledge and enthusiasm for the underwater world? There are many reasons to become a PADI® Divemaster: to work and travel, to share your love of the underwater world with others, or simply for the personal challenge.
 
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.
 
To take this course you must be:
18 years old
A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation)
A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another organisation)
An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or have qualifying First Aid and CPR Training from another organisation) completed with the last 24 months.
Have at least 40 dives to begin and 60 for certification
Be fit for diving and submit a medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
 
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 use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc. It is anticipated that at this level you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.