DIVEMASTER
The Divemaster qualification is your first step into the ranks of
the diving professional. You will become a member
of PADI, the world’s largest professional diver training
organisation, with more than 90,000 members in more than 175
countries. The course will train you to organise, conduct and
supervise the diving activities of certified divers and snorkellors.
You will also be able to act as an instructional assistant to a PADI
Inastructor. The Divemaster qualification will open up some real job
opportunities. It is also the prerequisite to the PADI Instructor
Training program.
To achieve this level of expertise, you must be prepared for some
serious work as well as some serious fun. The course includes the
following three modules.
1. Knowledge
Development
Time is spent in the classroom ensuring that you have a high
level of knowledge in the following areas:
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Supervising
diving activities |
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Assisting
student divers in training |
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Diving
theory
(physics, physiology, equipment, decompression theory) |
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Risk
management |
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The business
of diving |
2.
Water Skills and Stamina
Much time is spent in the confined water developing those
all-important diving and rescue skills. This module ensures that
you have the appropriate watermanship and stamina for someone
working in a leadership capacity.
3.
Practical Application
This module allows you to put into practice the knowledge and
skills that you will use as a working PADI Divemaster. Under
instructor supervision, you will develop and apply divemaster
skills while working with real students and divers.
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Duration: |
Duration 6 - 8
days |
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Prerequisites: |
Rescue Diver
with at least 20 logged dives (60 logged dives required
prior to certification). Diving medical within the past
year. |
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Materials
Required: |
Diving
Knowledge Workbook, Encyclopedia of Diving and Divemaster
manual. |
Note:
Depending on your training requirements, this package can be
broken into its individual courses and completed one at a time.
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