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Dive Master

GO PRO and be a leader who mentors and motivates others

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Love scuba diving? Want to share it with others on a whole new level? Take the PADI Divemaster course and do what you love to do as a career. Scuba divers look up to divemasters because they are leaders who mentor and motivate others. As a divemaster, you not only get to dive a lot, but also experience the joy of seeing others have as much fun diving as you do.

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The PADI Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you’ll fine-tune your dive skills, like perfecting the effortless hover, and refine your rescue skills so you anticipate and easily solve common problems. You’ll gain dive knowledge, management and supervision abilities so you become a role model to divers everywhere.

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As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead others as you supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at a faraway dive destination or close to home at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world – PADI.

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:

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  • 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

PREREQUISITE AND PERFORMANCE

Prerequisite and Performance requirements PADI Divemaster.

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  • PADI Rescue Diver or hold qualifying certifications from another dive training organization.

  • Be at least 18 years old 

  • You must hold a Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary and Secondary Care Course (or other sanctioned first aid and CPR course) within the past 24 months.

  •  Be able to prove that you have completed at least 40 dives.

  • 60 dives before being able to complete the Divemaster Course with experience of deep dives, night dives and underwater navigation.

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Stamina Test

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Have to score more than 15 points from an

available 30 points during the Stamina Test:

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  • 400 metres swim

  • 800 metres snorkel swim

  • 100 metres tired diver tow

  • Tread water for 15 minutes and last 2 minutes without hand

  • Underwater equipment exchange

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Included in the program

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  • All PADI training material

  • Theory and exam session with instructor

  • 4 or more confine water sessions with student divers

  • 2 or more confine water sessions for 24 skills

  • 4 or more weekends open water dive trips

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What comes next?

Continue your scuba diving education and expand your skillset to explore the underwater world further.

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