Freelance Dive Instructor and Dive Guide in Bali, Indonesia
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Your PADI training taken to professional level:

  • helps you expanding your knowledge of dive theory.
  • shows you how to apply the PADI system when teaching skills in confined and open water as well as presenting knowledge during classroom sessions.
  • provides you with worldwide career opportunities.
  • adds to your knowledge about dive equipment.
  • enables you to meet and cooperate with other dive professionals all over the world.
  • offers you different options of continuing education on a professional level.
  • allows you to do something you really like !

I can train and certify you up to PADI Divemaster (see below). Should you feel higher ambitions and want to become a PADI Instructor I will set you up with the best instructor trainers (PADI Course Director). If you want, I will even accompany you throughout your IDC (Instructor Development Course) and help preparing you for your IE (Instructor Examination).

IMPORTANT: plan at least (!) three weeks for your PADI Divemaster Course ! You should also prepare yourself in advance (by self-studying the theory part under my guidance) before you come to Bali for your practical DM training. Please contact me well in advance !

PADI Divemaster Course

Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. 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.

Get started now with Divemaster Online (contact me) !

What You Learn

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 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 PADI 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.

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.

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. You can find most everything at your local dive shop 

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 
  • PADI Instructor Manual 
  • RDP Table or eRDPMLTM with associated instructions for use booklets 
  • PADI’s Guide to Teaching (Optional)
  • PADI Diving Knowledge Workbook (Optional)
  • Scuba Tune-Up Guidebook (Optional)

You also have the option to take Divemaster Online and purchase the Divemaster eLearning Crew-Pak. Ask me !

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be:

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:

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