Do what you love for a living! Join the Blacktip Scuba team for 4 to 6 weeks and become a PADI diving professional in paradise. Learn our local dive sites, perfect your dive skills and become a role model to other divers.
Course Requirements
You must be a minimum of 18 years old and already certified to PADI Rescue Diver level. You must also have a valid CPR training certificate (for example the EFR course) and a medical certificate from a physician within the last 12 months. You must also have logged at least 40 dives before commencing the Divemaster course.
Course Structure
The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions with your Instructor, skills workshops, in-water training and practical assessments, you will develop the skills necessary to control a variety of scuba 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
- Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs
The course typically takes between 4 to 6 weeks. Accommodation close to the dive centre can be rented on a monthly basis, please contact us for further information.