The PADI Divemaster course is a 2 week course during which qualified Rescue Divers learn the knowledge and skills necessary to make the transition from a recreational diver to the first professional membership level. Instructor level academic knowledge and dive skills will be developed and tested.
 Confined Water Training includes perfecting all basic open water skills that are improved to demonstration quality. Rescue skills, equipment exchange (problem solving) and watermanship and stamina are also practiced and evaluated.
Dives typically include: deep, wreck, drift, reef, navigation, underwater mapping, and dive leader exercises which will develop the candidates' skills in dive planning, leadership and proper response to common underwater problems.
Functioning as an instructional assistant is also covered in the pool and the open water. Upon successful completion of the course, the student is certified as a PADI Divemaster and qualifies for attendance to the PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) course or the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) - leading to eventual certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI).
Unlike some PADI Divemaster courses that require only 6 dives, the iDAP College and Asia Divers - enhanced program includes an average of 21 open water boat dives! You are also eligible for our unique Divemaster Internship/Experience program working with our experienced PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers and IDC Staff Instructors both dive guiding and as an Instructional Assistant on the full range of courses on offer at the time. The Internship is available on a paid per week basis depending on the the time you have available and the amount of experience you desire. This will put you one step ahead in both building up your number of dives for the IE and also preparing you for the IDC or AI as the case may be.
Entry Requirements:
- PADI Advanced Open Water or qualifying certification.
- PADI Rescue Diver or qualifying certification. If entering with an equivalent certification then the candidate must submit proof of first aid and CPR training within the past 24 months. If a candidate with an equivalent certification demonstrates poor or inadequate performance during the diver rescue assessment then they must complete a PADI Rescue Diver course.
- Completed and logged at least 20 dives as documented in your personal logbook.
- Submit a medical clearance for diving signed by a physician attesting to fitness to dive current within the previous 12 months.
- Submit proof of EFR Primary (CPR) and Secondary (first aid) training (or other qualifying CPR/first aid training) within the last 24 months.
Minimum age:
6. At least 18 years old at the start of training.
Completion Requirements:
Note: Proof of 60 logged dives showing experience in night, deep and underwater navigation is a certification requirement.
Certification:
Divemaster Application Fee A$120 - NOT included
# of Open Water Dives: 21 (varies)
# of Confined Water Dives: 8 (varies)
The Divemaster Internship/Experience Program is available on a per week basis. We recommend 2 weeks as a valuable amount of experience to prepare you as a professional Divemaster. Combined with the Divemaster course the whole program then takes one month.
Note : The number of dives on the Internship varies depending on course load at the time. It is possible to complete approximately 14 to 21 dives per week including both pool and open water.
|
