PADI Divemaster course
The Divemaster course will challenge you more than any other so far. You are training to become a professional scuba diver and will gain the ability to lead divers in open water. You assist your instructor in giving them the best and safest experience possible. A quality Divemaster internship will set you up for a career in recreational scuba diving.
Sign up for PADI Divemaster E-Learning.
Prerequisites
- 18 Years Old
- Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water diver & PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent
- 40 logged dives
- Emergency First Responder certificate within 24 months
- Medical certificate
Choose A Quality Your Divemaster Course
The idea behind the PADI Divemaster course is to leave you with the capabilities to lead divers on your own. This is a huge responsibility for you to take on and for this reason, you want to find the best Divemaster internship possible in order to get the best value possible.
To find the right dive centre and an instructor that matches your personality and learning style, you should spend some time researching things like:
- How many others are interns will be there be?
- Will you be working with real customers or simulating most of your course?
- Is the area a place where you can gain employment after you course?
- Is the focus going to be on quality instruction or quality partying?
There are lots of important things to consider when choosing a PADI Divemaster internship. Don’t forget you can contact me to help you choose the right place for you, even if you are not doing your course with me.
Dive Theory
A sound understanding of dive theory is crucial in your journey to becoming a professional diver. When you receive your E-learning you will be faced with 9 knowledge development chapters to work through. These include:
- The role and characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
- Supervising dive activities
- Assisting with student divers
- Diver safety and risk management
- Divemaster conducted programs
- Specialized skills and activities
- The business of diving and your career
- Awareness of the dive environment
- Dive theory review
These knowledge development chapters will be completed gradually alongside your practical assessments and classroom presentations from the instructor.
All of this is building you towards your final exam. Your final exam comes in 2 parts with a total of 100 questions.
Practical Skills And Assesments
The practical element of this course covers everything you need to be able to successfully lead diving experiences by yourself. You will ease into each of them with the guidance of your instructor and eventually develop the competence to take the lead as a Divemaster.
The practical assessments include:
- Dive skills workshop to demonstration level
- Dive site setup & management
- Create your own map of a dive site
- Conducting dive briefings
- Search & Recovery scenarios
- Diver rescue scenarios
- Deep dive scenario
- Reactivate workshop. (Refresher for certified diver)
- Snorkeler supervision
- Discover Scuba Diving workshop in Confined Water
- Discover Scuba Diving workshop in Confined Open Water
- Discover Local Diving Workshop
These workshops will often be repeated with you taking more responsibility for demonstrations and supervision of divers as your ability progresses.
You will also assist on:
- PADI Open Water Course Confined sessions
- PADI Open Water Course in Open Water
- Continuing Education course such as the PADI Advanced Open Water Course
- Guiding Certified Divers
Professionalism
Professionalism is more important than your ability as a diver in this course. You are going to be certified to lead other often less experienced scuba divers. For your instructor to feel comfortable in signing you off to become a Divemaster you will be scored on the following:
- Level of active, positive participation in training sessions
- Ability to serve as a mentor to student divers
- Willingness to follow directions
- Positive attitude and demeanor towards student divers, certified divers and staff
- Positive attitude and practice toward care for the environment
- General understanding of the role of a divemaster
- Appearance
How long does the Divemaster internship last?
I spend 3 months on my Divemaster internship. You can do it in just a couple of weeks but i would not recommend this because this course is all about building experience and confidence in a safe and controlled environment.
Ideally you will spend at least 6 weeks working closely with an instructor to gain the necessary experience and confidence to be able to lead divers on your own.