Divemaster
Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, 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
Before the Course Begins
Diver Development
Internship
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Complete Registration
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Complete a Divers Medical
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Complete the online learning
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Discuss gear options with us - You will need your own gear, but we can help you out
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Create an Emergency Action Plan
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Map a Divesite
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Display Rescue Scenarios
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Demonstrate Watership Skills
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Practice Search and Recovery
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Learn more about diving physics and physiology
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Intern on many of our courses, including:
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Open Water
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Advanced
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Pool Sessions
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Specialties
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Set up and Prepare Divesites
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Learn to teach skills in pool
The Ocean Pro Difference
100% AWARE
We are partnered with Project AWARE, a global non-profit organization that is Protecting Our Ocean Planet - One Dive at a Time. They are focused on the critical issues of Sharks in Peril and Marine Debris, and we're supporting
them by donating $10 for every student we certify.
Learning Materials Included
Most shops advertise a nice low price for their Divemaster course. A low price always looks good, but in this case low prices are full of hidden fees. Most shops don't include any of the learning materials in the Divemaster price. We don't agree with that, so we make sure all learning materials you need are included.
Free Air
During your Divemaster course we want you to gain experience as a diver so we encourage you to go out diving as much as possible. To help you do that, for the duration of the course we fill your tanks with air for free!
We Hire Our DM Interns
Every person we train to be a Divemaster, we train so that we're happy to hire them at the end of the course. This means we go above and beyond the minimum requirements because we want all our staff to be the best they can be.
Lots of Instructors, Lots of Experience
We have over 20 instructors and Divemaster on our staffing team, and we will ensure you get to intern with most of them. That means you'll be interning under a wealth of different experience and knowledge bases. Many of our instructors have been teaching for 15+ years, so you'll be sure to get extra knowledge from vast experience.
Low Ratios
We keep our student to instructional staff ratios low to ensure you can progress a pace that is comfortable for you. We keep our numbers to a max of four students to one instructor or less.
One on One Training
($700+)
DM Crewpack
($600)
One Low Price
$1300
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Specialties to Prepare
To prepare for the Divemaster course, we suggest taking a few specialties to make it easier. We recommend the following:
Specialties to Work
Once you're a Divemaster, there are a few more Specialties we recommend taking to work in the dive industry. They are:
Your Next Adventure
After you've taken your Divemaster course, the next steps in your PADI Pro career are your Assistant Instructor rating and your Open Water Scuba Instructor rating. With these courses you'll be able to start teaching new diver; a very rewarding experience.
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Prerequisites
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18 years old
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A qualified first aid certificate within the past 24 months
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Have at least 40 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
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Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.