Gozo Diving Academy, 17 Triq Il-Forn, Marsalforn, Gozo, Malta

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PADI Divemaster

PADI Divemaster Course

Become a PADI Divemaster

This is your first step in working with scuba as a career. Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster programme. Working closely with our PADI Course Director and Instructors, in this course you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level.  At Gozo Diving Academy don’t be surprised if we spend a lot of time on skill development, we will not teach you to the minimum we will teach you to the maximum so your diving skills will be unmatched at this level and if you are thinking of going on to do your IDC then you have already met the skills level required with us.   PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist Instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.

What You Learn

During the PADI Divemaster programme, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills with our Course Director 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 diving. You put this knowledge into action through a structured internship or series of practical training exercises.

 

Scuba Gear You Need

You use all the basic scuba equipment and some scuba accessories such as a dive slate, dive knife, compass, dive watch, etc.

At Gozo Diving Academy we strongly recommended that you own all of your own scuba equipment, as familiarity with personal gear improves general scuba diving skills. We offer significant discount on equipment to get you started.

 

The Learning Materials You Need

The PADI Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need to start the PADI Divemaster programme. 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

 

Other Courses That Will Prepare You For Success As A PADI Divemaster

Here are some suggestions for other PADI courses that will help make you more successful as a PADI Divemaster particularly with us in Gozo and the type of diving you will be doing:

  • Wreck (Highly recommended)
  • Deep Diver (Highly recommended)
  • Boat Diver
  • Dive Against Debris
  • Cavern Diver
  • Emergency Oxygen Provider
  • Enriched Air Diver
  • Equipment Specialist
  • Peak Performance Buoyancy
  • Underwater Naturalist
  • Underwater Navigation

What You Can Teach

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 Snorkeling programme.
  • Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience.
  • Conduct the PADI Scuba Review programme.
  • If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving programme.
  • 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.

Prerequisites

  • To take this course, you must be:
    • 18 years plus.
    • 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.  If you don’t have 40 dives, don’t worry, speak to us as there are ways of getting the minimum number of dives with an internship.
    • Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement (PDF) signed by a physician within the last 12 months.