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 Divemaster Course
Do you have a deep and abiding passion for diving? Or, do you merely love it with all of your heart?  If so, you should consider doing what you love for a living; that's right be paid to do what you love: become a Divemaster.
When you Join the Tribe™ by becoming a Divemaster, you align yourself with the largest and most respected dive tribe in the world—that of Professionals. These are  Divemasters and Instructors sharing a passion for diving and an active concern for the health of the world’s underwater habitats.  

What You Learn
During the Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.

As you progress through your Divemaster course, you’ll expand your diving knowledge, hone you skills and increase your confidence. Then, as a Divemaster, you’ll use these attributes to lead, mentor and motivate other divers and experience the joy of seeing them transformed by the majesty of the the acquatic realm.

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Divemaster Course 
Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the Divemaster program. Working closely with a Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level.  Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. ​

The Scuba Gear You Use

• You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.
• It is highly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills.

What You Can Teach
After becoming certified as a  Divemaster you will be authorized to:

• Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
• Assist a  Instructor during the training sessions for any  Diver course
• Conduct the  Skin Diver course and  Discover Snorkeling program
• Conduct the  Discover Local Diving experience
• Conduct the  Scuba Review program
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the  Discover Scuba Diving program.
• Earn the  Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the  Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
• Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course Training Dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
• Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a  Instructor during:
  • surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
  • when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
• Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a  Instructor.
• Conduct the  Seal Team Skin Diver Specialist Aqua Mission
• Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a P Instructor.
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

The Learning Materials You Need
The Divemaster crew Pak includes: 

• Divemaster Manual
• Divemaster slates
•  Instructor Manual
• The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment
• Scuba Tune-up Guidebook
•  Professional Log
• DSD Cue Cards
•  Pro Bag
• Divemaster Application package

There are other required materials that a Divemaster Candidate will need but may have received them during other programs, so they have not been included in the Divemaster Crew-Pak.  Please ask your instructor for the full list of required materials that you will need for the program.
You also have the option to take Divemaster Online.
For all your learning materials and equipment, contact us.  Otherwise, you can sign up today online.

Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:

• A Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• A Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
• An Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organisation) course completion within the past 24 months.
• Have at least 40 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.

Other Courses That Will Prepare You for Success as a Divemaster
Here are some suggestions for other courses that will help make you more successful as a Divemaster:

• Search and Recovery (Highly recommended)
• Deep Diver (Highly recommended)
• Dive Theory Online
• Boat Diver
• Coral Reef Conservation
• Digital Underwater Photographer
• Emergency First Response Instructor
• Emergency Oxygen Provider
• Enriched Air Diver - (You can even sign up for the Enriched Air Course Online!)
• Equipment Specialist
• Night Diver
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Navigation​

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