Divemaster
Internship (no set duration, at your own pace)
18 years old
- Medically fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a doctor within the last 12 months (Note: To work as a Divemaster on qualification, you will need an HSE Diving Medical, so may wish to get this instead from the start of your course)
- PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent qualifying certification from another training organisation)
- First Aid (primary & secondary care) qualification within the last 2 years (e.g. Emergency First Response)
- Have at least 20 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
£449
The PADI Divemaster course is the first step in the PADI professional ladder. It is a challenging but hugely rewarding course. It gives you the opportunity to work with and assist PADI Instructors during training courses. This will help you gain extended problem-solving skills and rescue skills as well as enhancing your own diving skills and expanding your knowledge of diving theory to a professional level. You will be seen as a role model by recreational divers.
During the PADI 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 organise and solve problems as well as help others improve their scuba diving. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.
After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster, you will be authorised to:
- Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organising 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 Snorkelling program
- Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
- Conduct the PADI Scuba Review programme for certified divers.
- If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
- 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 elements of the course
- Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
- Conduct the PADI Seal Team AquaMission Skin Diver.
- 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.
- Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
- Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.
Start whenever you want!
PADI Assistant Instructor, or PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
PADI Specialty courses