PADI Divemaster Course

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.

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.

What will I learn?

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 organise and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba.
You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.

What am I certified to do after finishing?

After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorised to:

• Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organising and directing dives.
• Assist a PADI Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI diver course.
• Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover Snorkeling program.
• Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience.
• Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program.
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
• Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
• Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course training - dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
• Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during:
  o surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
  o when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
• Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Conduct PADI Seal Team AquaMissions
• Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a PADI Instructor.
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be:

• 18 years old
• A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organisation)
• A PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organisation)
• An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organization) course completion within the past 24 months.
• Have at least 20 logged dives to begin the course and 60 for certification.
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.