Take the first step in
your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster. Working
closely with a PADI Instructor, you'll expand your dive
knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive
professional. PADI Divemaster training develops your
leadership abilities by training you to supervise dive
activities and assist instructors with student divers.
What can PADI Divemasters
do?
- Work at local dive centers,
on live-aboard dive boats, yachts and at exotic resort
locations
- Assist PADI Instructors with students
- :ead PADI Scuba Divers on guided dive
tours
- Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers
- Teach PADI Discover Snorkeling programs
- Conduct PADI Scuba Review programs
for certified divers
- Lead certified divers on Discover Local
Diving experiences
- Teach Emergency First Response
programs after successful completion of an Emergency
First Response Instructor course.
What do I need to start?
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or qualifying
certification from another training organization
- PADI Rescue Diver certification or
qualifying certification from another training organization.
- Medical clearance signed by a physician
- 20 logged dives
- 18 years old
What will I do?
Learn dive leadership
through classroom and independent study sessions
- Complete water skills and stamina
exercises in confined and open water
- Training exercises to test organizational
and problem solving abilities
- An internship or series of practical
training exercises
How long will it take?
Two weeks - three months
What course materials
are required?
The following materials are required unless they are
unavailable in a language understood by the student
diver.
- PADI Divemaster Manual*
- Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) –
all three versions (Table, Wheel and eRDP including
associated Instructions for Use booklets)
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
- Diving Knowledge Workbook
- Divemaster Slates
Instructor Guides for the programs that may be conducted
by PADI Divemasters. You may purchase these guides
from your PADI Dive Center/Resort or you may download
PDF versions by clicking on the links below.
o Discover Scuba Diving
o Discover Snorkeling/Skin Diver Course
o Scuba Review/Discover Local Diving
* The PADI Divemaster video must also be viewed.
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