What You Can Teach

After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorized to:

• Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
  
  
• Assist a PADI Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI Diver course
  
  
• Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover Snorkeling program
  
  
• Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
  
  
• Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program
  
  
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
  
  
• Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI 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 PADI 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 PADI Instructor.
  
  
• Conduct the PADI Seal Team Skin Diver Specialist AquaMission
  
  
• Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a PADI Instructor.
  
  
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

Course Cost - $850

Minimum 2 students to run course.

The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the PADI Divemaster program. The complete set of materials includes:

• The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
  
  
• Divemaster slates
  
  
• PADI Divemaster Manual
  
  
• CD-ROM with instructor outlines for Divemaster-conducted programs (exclusive item not available for purchase separately)
  
  
• You also have the option to take Divemaster Online and purchase the Divemaster eLearning Crew-Pak.

The crew pack must be purchased in advance and the knowledge work done prior to the course.

Crew Pack materials

• PADI Divemaster manual
  
  
• PADI Instructor Manual
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
  
  
• Diving Knowledge Workbook
  
  
• Instructor Guides for Divemaster led
  programs (CD-Rom)
  
  
• Discover Scuba Diving Cue Card
  
  
• Divemaster slates

Crew Pack Cost - $290

RDP (Table, eRDPML) not included in crew pack
Cost - $34.80

The crewpak also includes over $42 in bonus materials.

PADI Pro logbook
Discover Scuba Diving Cue Card
Divemaster Emblem
Scuba Tune-Up Guidebook
Sturdy briefcase bag

Prerequisites
To take this course, you must be:

• 18 years old
  
  
• A PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
  
  
• A PADI 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 organization) 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.

Knowledge Development & Exam Changes:

Divemaster eLearning – an alternative to using the PADI Divemaster manual and DVD. The online option replaces all but one of the classroom presentations. The exam must be proctored by an instructor. Unlike the other eLearning courses, the DM exam is not included in the online program.

A revised PADI Divemaster Manual and DVD are also available for those who prefer traditional study tools.

The Divemaster exam now emphasizes the supervisory and leadership aspects of divemastering. The revised exam is written in more familiar terminology to more accurately assess candidate comprehension of the knowledge development topics – including dive theory.

The dive theory knowledge requirement for Divemaster is now an intermediate step between what’s required for the PADI Rescue Diver rating and Assistant Instructor or Instructor certification.

A DM candidate may “test out” of the dive theory exam questions (roughly half of the exam) by completing Dive Theory Online ($100).