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PADI Divemaster Course
For those of you looking to join the leaders of the pack, look
no further.
The PADI Divemaster program is your first step leadership level
in the PADI System of diver education. This rating denotes you as
a person who:
- Has a high level of personal diving skill.
- Has instructor level knowledge of diving theory.
- Has had significant training in how to assist an instructor
during training activities.
- Is able to assume appropriate responsibilities that benefit
the welfare of other divers.
In other words, you’re the cream of the crop
and we want you!
As you may know, many PADI Divemasters go on to become PADI Instructors.
So, the training and experience you gain through the PADI Divemaster
program helps shape your abilities and attitude toward becoming
a professional level diving educator. To help shape you into a Dive
Professional, PADI has developed the PADI Divemaster Crew-Pak and
various other material.
As a PADI Divemaster, you'll be qualified to:
- Organize, conduct and supervise recreational diving activities,
both land and boat based.
- Assist PADI Instructors in conducting PADI Diver programs.
To qualify for PADI Divemaster training, you'll need
to:
- Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or equivalent).
- Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent).
- Have logged a minimum of 20 open water dives prior to entry
into PADI Divemaster training, and completed and logged a minimum
of 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation
prior to certification as a PADI Divemaster.
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be in good physical condition for diving and submit a medical
exam form signed by a physician.
You’ll complete three phases in the PADI Divemaster
program:
- Watermanship and skills assessment
- Watermanship and stamina
- General diving skills
- Knowledge Development
- Diving physics
- Diving physiology
- Diving skills and environment
- Supervising students in training
- Dive management and control
- Dive planning
- Emergency assistance plan for Diving emergencies
in the local area
- Mapping a local open water site
- Practical Application
- This involves training activities using various
structured training sessions, simulated scenarios and internship
sessions with actual PADI programs. These training sessions
enable you to gain practical experience as an instructional
assistant and a supervisor of open water diving activities,
both as a coordinator and as an underwater guide.
As a PADI Divemaster you'll be able to:
- Act as certified instructional assistant to PADI Instructors.
- Supervise participants in PADI experience programs for uncertified
divers.
- Generally supervise both training and no training related diving
activities by planning, organizing and directing dives.
- Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers.
- Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program for certified divers.
- Enroll in PADI Instructor level training.
Upon successfully completing the PADI Divemaster program, you’ll
receive a certification card and wall certificate denoting this
rating. You’ll also become a member of PADI and receive benefits,
including the ability to purchase professional liability insurance
(which may be required to conduct some activities).
Here’s your chance to share your love of diving with others!
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PADI IDC & Instructor Crossover
The PADI Instructor Development Program prepares you to function
as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. In addition, it further develops
your leadership and teaching abilities to the instructor level and
prepares you to teach PADI programs.
To qualify for the PADI Instructor Development program,
you must:
- Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or a PADI Divemaster,
or as an instructor with another recreational diver training organization.
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be fit for diving and submit a medical form signed by a physician.
- Have been a certified diver for at least six months and logged
at least 60 open water dives with experience in night, deep and
navigation prior to beginning the Instructor Development Program,
and have been a certified diver for at least 6 months and logged
at least 100 dives prior to entering the Instructor Examination.
- Submit proof of CPR training within 24 months.
During the PADI Instructor Development program, you’ll learn
the PADI System of diver education, standards and procedures, effective
academic teaching presentations, teaching in confined water, conducting
open water training dives and additional related topics. You’ll
learn these topics one of two ways; through the PADI Instructor
Development Program (IDC) or the PADI Instructor Orientation Program
(IOC)
Note: the IOC is an option available only if you’re an instructor
that is current with another certification organization and wish
to become a PADI Instructor.
After successful completion of the IDC or IOC, you must successfully
complete the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). You will be evaluated
on; dive theory, academic teaching, confined-water (pool) teaching,
open-water teaching and general diving skills and professionalism.
As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor you can conduct the entire
range of PADI experience programs and PADI diver programs, from
Open Water Diver through Divemaster (except for specialties and
PADI Medic First Aid, which require specific Specialty Diver Instructor
and MEDIC FIRST AID� Instructor ratings).
After successfully completing your PADI IDC/IOC and IE, you receive
a certification card and certificate denoting this rating. You’ll
also become a member of PADI and receive benefits, including the
ability to purchase professional liability insurance (which may
be required to conduct some activities).
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PADI Corresponding Levels
BSAC Levels and how they correspond with PADI:
CMAS Levels and how they correspond with PADI:
SSI levels and how they correspond with PADI:
- SSI OW = OW may enroll AOW
- SSI AOW = AOW may enroll Rescue
- SSI Stress & Rescue Techniques = Rescue may enroll DM, must
assess rescue skills!
- SSI Master Diver = Rescue/MSD may enroll DM, must assess rescue
skills!
- SSI First Aid & CPR = MFA (provided training completed within
past 2 yrs)
- SSI Dive Con = DM can enroll 1995 curriculum AI (or 2001 curriculum
IDC = AI +/- OWSI)
- SSI OW / Dive Con Instructor -> either one can enroll in
2001 OWSI program, provided candidate is a current member with
SSI and has been an instructor member with SSI for at least min
6 months, and all other OWSI prerequisites are fulfilled
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PADI Emergency First Response Instructor
To become a PADI Emergency First Response® (EFR) Instructor,
you you’ll need to be a PADI Instructor or Assistant Instructor
who has satisfactorily completed an EFR Instructor Training program.
As a EFR Instructor, you may conduct EFR programs for divers and
non-divers who want CPR and first aid training including basic emergency
medical care knowledge and skills.
To enroll in a PADI EFR Instructor Training program,
you'll need to:
- Be either a PADI Assistant Instructor (certified/upgraded using
the 1995 revised curriculum), or a PADI Instructor, or have completed
an IDC/IOC within the past 12 months.
- Have successfully completed a EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE®
program as a student. Training and Certification Teaching Status
PADI Program Directors who are also PADI EFR Instructor Trainers
may conduct PADI EFR Instructor Training programs. The EFR Instructor
Training program teaches instructor candidates to conduct the
seven modules of the EFR program including: Primary Assessment,
CPR, Obstructed Airway, Control of Bleeding, Shock Management,
Illness Assessment and Injury Assessment.
Once you complete the PADI EFR Instructor Training program, please
submit to the appropriate PADI office a completed application signed
by the PADI Program Director who conducted the training along with
a photo and your processing fee. Only renewed PADI Instructors and
Assistant Instructors may apply for EFR Instructor certification.
If you’re an instructor candidate, but not a PADI Assistant
Instructor, you may apply for EFR Instructor certification only
after becoming certified as PADI Instructor.
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PADI Specialty Instructor
PADI Specialty Instructors have the best of both worlds. No only
have the earned the qualifications to conduct main stream dive programs
such as the PADI Open Water Diver, Advanced, Rescue Diver and Divemaster
programs, they can also conduct PADI Specialty Diver programs. These
programs help divers to hone their skills in specific area or facets
of diving such as wreck, night and deep diving.
PADI has a variety of standardized specialty diver programs that
you may conduct once you have earned PADI Specialty Instructors
rating in that specific area. These each program is supported by
outlines and a variety of other student learning materials. In addition
to the standardized specialty programs, as a PADI Assistant Instructor
or higher you may write your own distinctive specialty programs,
which may be conducted once approved by PADI.
If you’re already a PADI Assistant Instructor or higher and
want to qualify as a PADI Specialty Instructor, you’ll need
to attend a Specialty Instructor Training Program (conducted by
a PADI Course Director) or apply directly to PADI.
During the Specialty Instructor Training Program you’ll receive
valuable hands-on training, technique demonstrations, program marketing
information, current PADI Standards information and, when applicable,
instructor-level open water training. To enroll in a Specialty Instructor
Training Program, you’ need to must be a renewed PADI Assistant
Instructor (certified/upgraded using the 1995 revised curriculum),
a renewed PADI Underwater Instructor (or PADI Instructor with a
higher rating) or have completed an IDC/IOC** within the past 12
months.
*After successfully completing specialty instructor training, PADI
Assistant Instructors may apply only for PADI Specialty Instructor
certification in nondiving specialties.
**Instructor candidates may apply for PADI Specialty Instructor
certification only after becoming certified PADI Instructors.
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DAN & PADI O2 Instructor
All Instructors know the importance of providing oxygen at the
scene of a dive accident. Shouldn’t you be able to offer a
student comprehensive training in the use of oxygen equipment?
Any PADI Assistant Instructor or Instructor, who has the DAN Oxygen
Provider rating (and/or PADI Oxygen First Aid certification) and
has current CPR training, is eligible to become a DAN O2 Instructor
(and PADI Oxygen First Aid Specialty Instructor).
Offering the DAN Oxygen Provider course is a great way to add to
student learning during Rescue / MFA programs and increase revenue.
It’s a fun and easy way to increase the number of Specialties
you teach as well as an opportunity to get non-divers or local staff
involved in dive training.
The one-day program includes review of Instructor and student Manual/Materials,
DAN O2 slides and DAN O2 video. Practice sessions include: Role
model demonstrations and Micro Teaching Presentations.
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PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
If you’d like to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer,
you must be a PADI Instructor who have at least five PADI Specialty
Instructor ratings. This qualifies you to conduct all training requirements
for the Master Scuba Diver rating. (Peak Performance Buoyancy and
Project AWARE Specialty Instructor ratings do not apply.)
To apply for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating
you need to be:
- Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
- Be certified as a PADI Specialty Instructor for five or more
specialty ratings.
- Have issued at least 25 PADI Diver certifications.
To apply for certification, please submit to the appropriate PADI
Office a completed Master Scuba Diver Trainer application with your
photo and application fee. Upon approval of the application, PADI
will issue an internationally recognized Master Scuba Diver Trainer
certification card.
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PADI IDC Staff Instructor
The PADI IDC Staff Instructor program is designed to provide you
(PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers) with the additional training
necessary to staff PADI Instructor Development programs. This program
builds upon your experience and abilities as a dive educator while
concentrating on developing evaluation and counseling skills. Through
independent study, classroom sessions, guided evaluation training
and an internship, you'll learn to teach the PADI Assistant Instructor
program and assist with instructor development programs.
As a PADI IDC Staff Instructors you'll be qualified
to:
- Independently teach and certify PADI Assistant Instructors.
- Conduct specific IDC/IOC training segments under direct supervision
of a PADI Course Director.
- Evaluate, critique and counsel IDC/IOC candidates.
- Assist with instructor level continuing education programs.
To enter into the PADI IDC Staff Instructor program, you'll need
to be a current PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer.
After you successfully complete the PADI IDC Staff Instructor program,
you'll receive an internationally recognized certification card
and wall certificate denoting this rating.
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Dive Leadership
Basically, the more time you have to take this program, the more
experience and hands on training you will receive. We strongly believe
that practical, real life training is far more interesting, practical
and enjoyable than other approaches. We're sure that the time you
spend with us will be prove to be some of the most rewarding of
your diving career.
DL Course Prerequisites: PADI Divemaster, PADI Open Water Scuba
Instructor or equivalent
The program will include the following topics:
- Organization of Shore, Daytrip, and Liveaboard diving logistics
- Equipment considerations, including maintenance and field adjustments
- PADI Equipment Specialist course
- Promotion of diving activities and continuing education
- Seamanship, including Radio Operations and Global Positioning
Systems
- Activation and Operation of Emergency Procedures
- Introduction to Recompression Chamber Operations
- Supervising and Conducting Shore, Daytrip, and Liveaboard diving
operations
- Environmental Awareness considerations in a tropical resort
environment
- Compressor Operation and Maintenance
- Recompression Chamber Dive
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Dive Resort Management
This course will give you hands on experience in dealing with diving
clientele and the demands they place on the staff. It is an essential
component of your resume when you apply for work as a diving instructor
with a resort, anywhere in the world.
DRM Course Prerequisites: PADI Divemaster, PADI Open Water Scuba
Instructor or equivalent
The program covers the following topics:
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Course planning, scheduling and promotion:
You will learn to define your most-likely customer group and
their needs for instruction in introductory, entry-level and
advanced diver training; write course schedules for different
courses allowing for maximum flexibility; integrate with other
diving and non-diving activities; and schedule available classroom
and pool time efficiently. You will also identify methods to
communicate course information and course availability with
your potential customers.
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Excursion program planning, scheduling and promotion:
You will learn to compose a comprehensive excursion / activities
program, offering as wide a variety of choices as possible to
accommodate your customers and their different levels of training.
You’ll also become familiar with the promotion techniques
needed to bring customers into your dive store.
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Scheduling of human resources:
In order to maximize the efficiency of the dive center staff,
you'll need to develop staff rosters for diving and maintenance
duties in a way that is considered fair by all.
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Customer reception and counseling:
It is said that you never get a second chance to create a first
impression. You’ll learn to make your customers feel welcome
from the first moment you receive them and to counsel them on
their needs and expectations. You’ll be able to avoid
conflicts, and in a worst-case scenario, solve conflicts as
quickly and fairly as possible.
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Equipment and spare parts management - maintenance and repairs
scheduling:
You’ll learn to set up a maintenance schedule for diving
equipment according to manufacturer’s recommendations, keep
an inventory of spare parts, and know when to order materials
without the risk of overstocking.
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Cash management: reporting, billing and accounting:
You’ll learn to bill customers for products sold and services
rendered, and to generate the various accounting records necessary
for an accurate account of turn-over towards your principals.
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Contracts and job descriptions - rights and obligations:
Although your principal may have drafted the staff-employment
contract, it will be your duty to explain the terms-of-contract
conditions to your staff and to determine the criteria necessary
to ensure an objective evaluation of acceptable staff performance.
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Occupational liability - legal responsibility and defensive
measures:
In spite of the staff’s best intentions, misunderstandings
still may occur. You will learn to prevent conflict situations
by defining the duty of care your staff has towards your clientele.
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Business of Diving
BD Course Prerequisites: Scuba Instructor recommended
The course content includes the following topics:
- Dive Industry Overview: The environment in which this industry
thrives: statistics, forecasts, and evaluation.
- Business planning: Focused investing and financing, office automation,
budgeting, taxes and business law.
- Retail Sales: Effective strategy and staff training
- Diver Education: Scheduling and pricing of diver training for
profitable business.
- Dive Travel: Determining and serving the needs of the traveling
diver: business income potential.
- Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing: The all too important
skill of reaching out to your customers and informing them of
the products and services you offer.
- Dive Center Physical Operations: The nitty-gritty of the dream
to own and operate a successful dive center. You'll need to know
about the costs of equipment and maintenance, as well as facilities
such as classrooms, pools and access to open water training sites.
- Staff Management: Human resources can be your most important
assets when job descriptions are clearly understood, agreed upon
and performed.
- Risk Management: Especially in our litigious society, an ounce
of prevention is always better than a pound of cure. You’ll
learn techniques to safeguard yourself, your staff, and your customers
against potential lawsuits.
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Sales Training
This seminar is loaded with information, including numerous dive
industry specific tips. These techniques and strategies will help
you succeed in this extremely competitive industry. Whether you’re
a novice or an experienced professional, Positive Approach Selling
is for you.
ST Course Prerequisites: Divemaster or Scuba Instructor recommended
The seminar will include the following topics:
- Attitudes
- The Psychology of Selling
- The Nuts and Bolts of Selling
- When Objections Get in the Way
- Closing Techniques
- Putting it all Together
- Scenarios
- Practical Applications
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