Preparation / Self Study
Read Divemaster Manual and answer the nine knowledge reviews.
Read Encyclopedia of Recr. Diving and complete Workbook (optional)
Pratice Diving Skills (optional)
Knowledge Development 12 - 24 hrs.
Attend 12 (optional) Knowledge Development Presentations
Complete the 8 Divemaster Exams
Make Emergency Assistance Plan
Make U/W Map of a Dive Site
Confined Water or Pool Training 10 - 16 hrs.
Waterskills Evaluation (Swimming, Snorkeling, Float and Diver Tow)
Rescue Excercise Evaluation
Equipment Exchange Excercise
Practical Training Session - OWC
Divemaster Conducted Program
Open Water Training 12 - 20 hrs.
Practical Training Session - OWC
Training Sessions w/ Cert. Divers
Training Session Con. Ed. Course
Underwater Mapping Project
Divemaster Conducted Program
Example Schedule
Without preparation and over 6 days. When you book with enough time in advance, we can get you the materials to prepare for the course. We are flexible and will adjust a schedule when appropriate. We will spend all the time with you, that is needed to complete a course.
09:30 - 13:00 ---- introduction and knowledge development
14:00 - 18:00 ---- waterskills evaluation and skill circuit practice
In your own time - study and answer knowledge reviews
09:30 - 14:00 ---- open water training sessions
15:00 - 18.00 ---- knowledge development
In your own time - study and answer knowledge reviews
09:30 - 13:00 ---- knowledge development
14:00 - 18:00 ---- confined water training & rescue evaluation
In your own time - study and answer knowledge reviews
09:30 - 14:00 ---- underwater mapping project
15:00 - 18.00 ---- knowledge development
In your own time - study and answer knowledge reviews
Course Prerequisites
To enroll in a PADI Divemaster course, an individual must:
Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent rating.
Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent rating (If a candidate with an equivalent certification demonstrates poor or inadequate performance during the diver rescue assessment, then the candidate must complete a PADI Rescue Diver course).
Be at least 18 years old at the start of the DM training.
Submit, to the instructor, medical clearance for diving signed by a physician, attesting to fitness to dive. The medical clearance must be current within the previous 12 months. The physician signing the medical clearance cannot be the applicant. (The RSTC Medical Statement is useful and recommended for this purpose unless local requirements specify other documents.)
Have completed and logged at least 20 dives as documented in the individual’s log book.
Note: To be certified as PADI Divemaster the candidate must:
Satisfactorily complete all course performance requirements.
Show proof of at least 60 logged dives showing experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation.
Show succesfull completion of Medic First Aid and CPR Courses within 24 months prior to the certification date.
Read the PADI Membership Agreement and License Agreement prior to signing their application.
And the certifying Instructor must:
Submit a completed, signed Divemaster Application to the appropriate PADI Office along with the required photo, application fee, and equivalent certification documentation (if applicable). Upon approval of the application, PADI will issue a PADI Divemaster card.
