PADI Divemaster — *86 Clock Hours* — DM-0
The PADI Divemaster course is a 10-day 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 of PADI. Instructor level academic knowledge will be developed and tested.
Confined water training includes improving all standard open water skills to demonstration quality. Rescue skills, equipment exchange (problem solving), watermanship and stamina are also evaluated.
Dives typically includes; deep, wreck, drift, reef, navigation, underwater mapping. Next will be 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 in both the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and Sea Experience Diving Schools’ Resort Specialist.
Prerequisites: PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent. First Aid and CPR certification within the last 24 months (PADI EFR is recommended). 40 dives are required to start the Divemaster program but 60 dives are required before you can be certified (this must also include Deep, Night & Navigational dives). Diving accident insurance (DAN is recommended). PADI Diving Medical Examination Form signed by a physician (specifically an MD or a DO) stating fitness to dive and dated within the previous 12 months.
Minimum Age: 18 years of age.
Certification: PADI Divemaster.
Number of Dives: 12*
Required Equipment: Masks, fins, snorkel, wetsuit and dive gloves, BCD with low pressure inflator, single hose regulator with alternate-air-source, submersible pressure gauge, depth gauge, compass, bottom timing device (dive computer preferred), timing device (watch with second hand), dive knife or cutting tool, pencil, underwater slate, visual surface signaling device, audible signaling device (both surface and underwater) PADI RDP, eRDPML, logbook, two dive lights (one primary and one backup), non-rebreather and a pocket mask.
Note: Scuba tanks will be provided at no extra charge. Weight belts and weights will also be provided at no charge; however, a deposit of $50 is required to cover possible loss.
*Unlike most PADI Divemaster courses that require only 6 dives (some facilities only conduct lake dives), at Sea Experience Diving Schools you will get 12 ocean boat dives!
