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. You put this knowledge into action through an internship or series of practical training exercises.

• Knowledge Development: 12 topics ranging from dive theory to assisting student divers in training
• Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization), PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization), 20 logged dives, 18 years old.
• Minimum Number of Logged Dives: 60 for certification as PADI Divemaster

Materials You’ll Need:

•  PADI Divemaster Manual
• Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) – all three versions (Table, Wheel and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)
• The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
• Diving Knowledge Workbook
• Divemaster Slates
• PADI Divemaster Video

• PADI Rescue Diver or Equivalent
• First Aid and CPR Training within 3 Years (PADI Emergency First Responder certification recommended)
• (20) Logged Dives Required to Begin Training
• Must Be 18 Years of Age or Older
• Diving Medical Examination must be Submitted Signed by a Physician Dated within a Year.
• Completion Requirement: Proof of Sixty (60) Logged Dives