Be a leader who mentors and motivates others. Gain dive knowledge, supervision abilities, and become a role model to divers around the world.
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.
- 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
Prerequisites & Requirements
Age Requirement
18 years or older
Course Prerequisites
Rescue Diver, 40 logged dives, CPR and First Aid certification within 24 months, medical clearance to dive with the last 12 month.
15 training days are required for participation in the DM course; please be prepared to stay at least 20 days.
Prior learning
Divemaster e-Learning, and pass the Divemaster Final Exam.
Water skills Exercises
Exercise 1 – 400 metre/yard swim
Exercise 2 – 15 minute float/tread
Exercise 3 – 800 metre/yard snorkel swim
Exercise 4 – 100 metre/yard diver tow
Exercise 5 – Equipment Exchange
Practical Skills
Skill 1 – Dive Site Set Up and Management
Skill 2 – Mapping Project
Skill 3 – Dive Briefing
Skill 4 – Search and Recovery Scenario(OR PADI Search and Recovery Diver specialty certification)
Skill 5 – Deep Dive Scenario (OR PADI Deep Diver specialty certification)
Divemaster-Conducted Programs Workshops
Workshop 1 – Scuba Review in Confined Water
Workshop 2 – Skin Diver Course and Snorkeling Supervision
Workshop 3 – DSD Program in Confined Water
Workshop 4 – DSD Program – Additional Open Water Dive
Workshop 5 – Discover Local Diving in Open Water
Practical Assessments
Practical Assessment 1 – Open Water Diver Students in Confined Water
Practical Assessment 2 – Open Water Diver Students in Open Water
Practical Assessment 3 – Continuing Education Student Divers in Open Water
Practical Assessment 4 – Certified Divers in Open Water
Professionalism
Level of active, positive participation in the training sessions
Ability to serve as a mentor to student divers
Willingness to follow directions
Positive attitude and demeanor toward student divers, divers and staff
Positive attitude and practice towards caring for the environment
General understanding of a divemaster’s role
Appearance
| Day | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | classroom confined water | Application Procedure Knowledge Development Topic 1 Rescue training / |
| Day 2 | confined water | Swim 400 meters/ / 15 minutes Survival swim / 24 skills circuit |
| Day 3 | Workshop 5 | Discover Local Diving 100m tired diver tow |
| Day off | – | – |
| Day 4 | confined water | Swim 400 meters / 24 skills circuit / Equipment exchange |
| Day 5 | open water | Dive Site Set Up and Management / Briefing / Mapping |
| Day 6 | open water confined water | Search and Recovery Scenario 24 skills circuit |
| Day off | – | – |
| Day 7 | open water | Deep Dive Scenario |
| Day 8 | Workshop 5 | Discover Local Diving |
| Day off | – | – |
| Day 9 | Practical Assessment | Open Water Diver Students in Confined Water |
| Day 9 | Practical Assessment | Open Water Diver Students in Open Water |
| Day 10 | Practical Assessment | Continuing Education Student Divers in Open Water |
| Day 11 | Practical Assessment | Certified Divers in Open Water |
| Day off | – | – |
| Day 12 | Workshop 3 Workshop 4 | DSD Program in Confined Water DSD Program – Additional Open Water Dive |
| Day 13 | ||
| Day 14 | ||
| Day 15 | ||
Price
| 項目 | 費用 |
|---|---|
| Divemaster digital crew pack | 55,000-JPY |
| Training , Tanks , Boat , Facility and equipment included | 200,000JPY |
| Application fee | 28,270JPY |
| 283,270JPY |
Not included in the Divemaster Course
Accommodation / Transportation / Lunch
Equipment
As a dive professional, you’ll want to have all your basic scuba equipment, including a dive computer, a dive knife, and at least two surface signaling devices. During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you’ll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags and slates. If you need rental gear we can provide everything you need.
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