The Ultimate Course to Start Your Diving Career!
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PADI eLearning: 10-16 hours
Entire course: Varies, contact us for more information
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What You'll Learn
Lead Guided Dives
Give a Dive Briefing
Assist with Classes
PADI Divemaster
If you’re looking for new challenges, enjoy connecting with people, and want to turn your hobby into a profession, or simply aim to elevate your diving skills and theory to a professional level, the PADI Divemaster course is the perfect opportunity to enter the professional world of diving.
The PADI Divemaster program is the first step in PADI’s professional diving courses and a mandatory prerequisite for advancing to ‘PADI Assistant Instructor’ and ‘PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor’. As a certified Divemaster, you can work globally as a diving professional and even earn money.
Learn how to lead underwater tours, assist with scuba classes, and inspire others to care about the ocean.
Hone your skills and become the diver everyone admires.
PADI Divemaster is the most popular and most recognized professional scuba certification in the world.
PADI Divemasters enjoy abundant career opportunities, get paid to scuba dive, and share their love for the ocean.
A Divemaster is qualified to guide certified divers, assist instructors with various PADI courses, lead certain PADI courses independently, and organize recreational dive activities.
To increase your chances of being hired as a Divemaster, it’s essential to offer more than just basic assistance. A comprehensive training program is crucial. A high-quality Divemaster course goes beyond merely carrying equipment and filling tanks—it focuses on the pedagogical aspects, ensuring you’re prepared to take on a leadership role in the dive industry.
Course Content & Structure
The PADI Divemaster course is divided into three main components: theoretical study, pool/confined water sessions, and an internship. Here’s a breakdown of each phase:
Theory at Your Own Pace:
- The theoretical portion is completed through self-study with the Divemaster course package, followed by a written exam and a divemaster plan (Emergency Assistance Plan, Divemap).
- Study at your own pace using a computer or mobile device.
- Approximate time commitment: 8-12 hours.
Pool/Confined water Sessions:
Divemaster Skills:
- In this phase, you’ll master the core skills needed for the Divemaster role, including demonstration of diving skills, a rescue demonstration, and a stress test.
- These sessions are designed to give you the hands-on experience you’ll need to guide divers and assist instructors during courses.
- Schedule: Dates are arranged in consultation with the instructor.
Internship:
- You will work alongside our professional instructors and actively participate in training real students. The goal of this phase is to prepare you for your career as a Divemaster. You will assist instructors during various courses, including Open Water, Advanced Open Water, and Rescue Diver, and gain hands-on experience while learning how to guide students.
- The practical training takes place in Kerveli Village or at other dive sites in Samos. These open water sessions and dates will be arranged in consultation with the instructor.
DSD Leader (Discover Scuba Diving Leadership)
- DSD Leaders are PADI Divemasters who have received additional training during their Divemaster course, allowing them to independently conduct Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) courses once they have earned their Divemaster certification. Once you have successfully completed your Divemaster certification and the additional DSD Leader training, you will also receive a certification.
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Medical Requirement
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course.
Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
Prerequisites & Minimum Age
Minimum Age: 18*
Course prerequisites:
- PADI Rescue Diver certification (or qualifying certification).
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months.
- 40 logged dives.
- Medically evaluated and cleared for diving by a physician within the past 12 months
*Divers who are younger than 18 but at least 15 may enroll in the PADI Junior Divemaster program. Junior Divemaster is a sub-set of the PADI Divemaster course. Junior Divemaster candidates may complete a significant portion of the divemaster course, but additional training is required when the Junior Divemaster turns 18.
Junior Divemaster program prerequisites:
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Rescue Diver certifications.
- 20 logged dives.
- Medical clearance to dive.
Do I need to purchase the e-Learning course in advance through the PADI website?
No. With all of our courses, the e-Learning course is already included in the course prices.
Moreover, if you were to purchase the e-Learning course through the PADI website, it will end up being more expensive.
This is because we, as a dive center, have better conditions than individuals, allowing us to offer the e-Learning course at a lower price.
Therefore, it is absolutely not necessary to purchase the e-Learning course in advance through the PADI website.
If you do, unfortunately, the total price of the course will be higher for you.
How long does it take to become a divemaster?
What are the PADI Divemaster swim test requirements?
There are three swimming assessments and one treading water exercise. Accommodations can be made for candidates with physical impairments.
- Swim 400 meters/yards nonstop without swimming aids. Use any stroke or combination of strokes.
- Swim 800 meters/yards face down – nonstop – using mask, snorkel, and fins only. Use of arms or flotation aids is not permitted unless the candidate has a physical impairment.
- Tread water, drown-proof, bob, or float using no aids and wearing only a swimsuit for 15 minutes. Hold hands (not arms) out of the water for the last two minutes.
What are the PADI Divemaster swim test requirements?
Divemasters are primarily dive leaders who assist with training and guide certified divers. If you want to become a scuba instructor, the next step is enrolling in the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).
After this course
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The skills and confidence you'll gain in the PADI Rescue Diver course prepare you to take the first step towards a scuba career and/or achieve the most elite rating in recreational diving. As a certified Rescue Diver (18 years or older), you can enroll in the PADI Divemaster course.
Upon completion, you can work anywhere in the world there's water: assisting with classes, leading dives, working on a liveaboard. A PADI Rescue Diver certification is also a prerequisite to enrolling in the Public Safety Diver course. This intense and challenging program comes with great rewards. If the programs above don't interest you, consider becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver. Fewer than 2 percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating. As a certified Rescue Diver, you only need five specialty certifications and 50 logged dives to become a Master Scuba Diver™.