PADI Divemaster Course Overview

Take your first step and join the leader pack – PADI Divemaster. Our PADI Divemaster training program in Perhentian Island, Malaysia is specially designed to prepare you to be a successful dive professional not only as a dive guide.

This rating denotes you as a person who:

• Has a high level of personal diving skills
  
• Has instructor knowledge in 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

PADI Divemaster training also is one of the most important preparations towards becoming a PADI Instructor. The training and experience you gain through our Divemaster program helps shape your ability and attitude towards becoming a successful professional level diving educator.

To ensure your success in the diving industry, we have added a lot of extras into our PADI Divemaster program in Malaysia.

Extras includes:

• Sales and Marketing training seminars for dive professionals
  
• Equipment maintenance
  
• Compressor operation
  
• Boat handling
  
• Orientation to dive resort management and operation and many more

As a PADI Divemaster you are qualified to:

• Assist PADI Instructors in conducting PADI programs
  
• Supervise participants in PADI experience programs
  
• Generally supervise both training and non-training related diving activities
  
• Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers
  
• Conduct PADI Scuba Review for certified divers
  
• Enroll in PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)

Benefits and advantages of our Divemaster program

1. All training are conducted at a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Resort
   
   
2. Our PADI Divemaster program are only taught by PADI Course Director and PADI IDC Staff Instructors – PADI Instructor Trainers who are involved in PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
   
   
3. All latest PADI materials are available in our complete PADI library
   
   
4. Unlimited dives included in the program (maximum 6 weeks)!
   
   
5. We chose to do the internship options, which means you’ll gain more experience in supervising divers and assisting Instructors conducting PADI courses and programs
   
   
6. Unlimited number of skills practice before evaluation
   
   
7. Special discounts on accommodation and food in our Flora Bay Resort
   
   
8. Special Discounts when you continue on to do your PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) or PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
   
   
9. Live on beautiful paradise island
   
   
10. You can start anytime (between March and September)!

Please contact PADI Course Director Azman for more information.

PADI Divemaster Course Structure

Duration: Minimum five weeks.

This program is divided into three phases:

1. Knowledge development
   
   
2. Watermanship, stamina and skill assessment
   
   
3. Practical application and scenarios

Knowledge Development:

a. Divemaster knowledge

• 12 topics – Divemaster Manual
  
• Watching Divemaster video
  
• Independent study and answering knowledge reviews
  
• Instructor presentations and discussion sessions
  
• Projects and assignments
  
• Formulating Emergency Assistance Plan for local practice
  
• Three Exams covering Supervising Certified Divers, Assisting with students in Training and Divemaster Conducted Programs

b. Diving theory

• 5 topics – Physics, Physiology, RDP, Equipment and Skills & Environment
  
• Instructor presentations and discussion sessions
  
• Practice answering questions using PADI Diving knowledge workbook and the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
  
• Five exams covering the same five topics

Waterskills and stamina

a. Stamina

• Swimming test (400m)
  
• Snorkeling test (800m)
  
• Tired diver tow (100m)
  
• Water tread test (15 minutes)

b. Waterskills

• Workshops on how to demonstrate skills
  
• Workshop on how to perform rescue for unconscious diver at the bottom
  
• Skill circuit evaluation
  
• Rescue skill evaluation

Practical application

a. Required Training Exercise

• Underwater map making
  
• Underwater problem solving exercise
  
• Implementing Divemaster conducted program
  
• Dive accident scenarios

b. Practical Training (internship or Role-play)

• Assisting with student divers in confined water training dives
  
• Assisting with student divers in open water training dives
  
• Assisting with student divers during continuing education courses
  
• Supervising certified divers in general diving activities

Please contact PADI Course Director Azman for more information.

To start the PADI Divemaster course you must:

1. Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization. A qualifying certification is defined as proof of certification beyond entry level, and proof of 20 or more logged dives documenting experience in deep
   diving and under water navigation.
   
2. Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or have a qualifying certification from another training organization. A qualifying certification is defined as proof of certification in diving rescue from a training organization other than PADI. If the candidate demonstrates poor or inadequate performance during the diver rescue assessment, then the candidate must complete a PADI Rescue Diver course.
   
3. Be at least 18 years old at the start of PADI Divemaster training.
   
4. Submit, to the instructor, medical clearance for diving signed by a physician, attesting to fitness to dive. The medical clearance must be current within the previous 12 months. The physician signing the form cannot be the individual.
   
5. Submit proof of Emergency First Response Primar y Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) training (or other qualifying CPR/first aid training) within the last 24 months.

At the time of certification, you must:

1. Show proof of 60 logged dives documenting experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation.
   
2. Read and agree to abide by the PADI Membership and License Agreement.
   
3. Have current CPR and first aid training within the last 24 months.

Please contact PADI Course Director Azman for more information.

During your PADI Divemaster training you must have all the training materials below:

1. PADI Divemaster manual
2. PADI Divemaster slates
3. Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
4. PADI Diving Knowledge Workbook
5. RDP Table & Instruction booklet
6. eRDPML & instruction booklet
7. Discover Scuba Diving Instructor outline (FREE)
8. Discover Local Diving & Scuba Review Instructor outline (FREE)
9. Discover Snorkeling and Skin Diver Instructor outline (FREE)
   

Please contact PADI Course Director Azman for more information.

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