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Divemaster training

During the PADI Divemaster course qualified Rescue Divers will learn the knowledge and skills necessary to make the transition from a recreational diver to the first professional membership level. Instructor level academic knowledge will be developed and tested.

Confined Water Training includes perfecting all standard open water skills which are improved to demonstration quality, rescue skills, equipment exchange (problem solving) and watermanship and stamina are 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 ocean. Upon successful completion of the course, the student is certified as a PADI Divemaster and qualifies for attendance to PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) - leading to eventual certification as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

We offer two versions of this course; you can choose between intensive training charged at a daily rate of 95 Euros and which takes between 8 and 12 days to complete, or an internship.
 

Divemaster Internships

Divemaster internships are run between July and October. The course is free, although you are required to purchase study materials and expected to have your own dive equipment. You will be required to work for 35 days as a Divemaster intern on top of the time that it takes to complete your study and skills development (around 10 days) so plan to be here for about 8 weeks. This type of course has the added benefit of gaining first hand experience of working in a busy dive centre as well as boat handling and oxygen administration.

We strongly advise that you study the manual and encyclopedia and work through the exercises in the diving knowledge workbook before commencing the course (see ‘Recommended home study’ below). This will give you a good understanding of what is expected of you as a Divemaster and facilitate your progress once the course is underway. When you start the course you will be allocated an instructor who will act as your mentor for the duration of your training.

Upon successful completion of the Divemaster course you will be required to pay an annual subscription to PADI currently costing 87€ (not included in the price).

Once qualified it is beneficial for you to go straight on and take your instructors course as much of the Divemaster theory you will have learnt is the same for the Instructor exam. Of course you will need the pre-requisite number of dives in order to achieve this: 60+ to qualify as DM and 100+ for the instructor. Please ask us for more details of our next instructors’ exam.
 

Pre-requisites

  • Candidate must be at least 18 years old
  • Certified as a Rescue Diver or equivalent
  • 20+ logged dives (60 required prior to certification
  • Current diving medical certificate (in last 12 months)
  • Proof of CPR and First Aid training prior to certification (in last 24 months)
  • Full dive equipment

Required training materials

  • Encyclopedia of recreational diving (CD or manual)
  • Diving knowledge workbook
  • Divemaster manual
  • RDP: Wheel, Electronic and table
  • Divemaster slates
  • Instructor guides for Divemaster conducted programs

Recommended home study

  • Open Water knowledge reviews
  • Advanced manual knowledge reviews
  • Diving knowledge workbook & encyclopedia
  • RDP exercises
  • Divemaster manual knowledge reviews


Accommodation
We can help you finding accommodation starting from 40 Euro per night.

If you need any further information, or would like to book your course please let us know.