Description

Share your passion for scuba diving by becoming a PADI Divemaster. As a divemaster you'll supervise scuba diving activities and assist with scuba classes. PADI Divemaster is the first step in your diving career.
 

Academic

The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, water skills 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:

• 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

Prerequisites & Requirements

• Age Requirement:18 years or older
• Prerequisites: Rescue Diver, 40 logged dives, CPR and First Aid certification within 24 months, medical clearance to dive
• Time Commitment: Approximately 50 hours

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. Your PADI Instructor may suggest additional gear that will be useful throughout your diving career.

*Note: The student must also obtain dive professional insurance upon completion of this course.
This course fee includes classroom instruction, confined water instruction, open water instruction. 

Reschedule Policy: In-person training

* Not applicable to E-Learning products or FREE Events *

We understand that life happens, and plans can change. That’s why we’re happy to offer:

• 1-complimentary reschedule for students who provide at least 10 days notice before their scheduled class.
• For reschedule requests made within 10 days of the class start date, a fee of $97 may apply to help cover preparation costs.
• Thank you for your understanding!

After purchasing this class:

Check your email. Notification of class details and other important information will be sent within 24-48hrs of purchasing. 

Please stay alert for communications from:

New England Dive & PADI.

• If your course includes an E-Learning code it will be sent by email. Your code will be pre-associated with New England Dive as your training facility, but delivered in a PADI training agency email.
• Other important information about training will come from New England Dive.