The interaction with your PADI Instructor will be different to your previous training courses. We will involve you in decision making, as well as dive planning and course briefings and debriefing with students. This allows you to see how divers are trained, and apply these techniques to your future students. The goal of the Divemaster course is to improve your skills, and teach you how to effectively work with students to create the best possible divers.

Becoming a PADI Divemaster consists of the following segments: knowledge development, practical applications and the Divemaster final exams. The self study portion of the course covers nine topics that prepare you for the practical sessions needed to complete the Divemaster course.

To take the Divemaster Course you need the following:

• 18 years old
• PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organisation)
• Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training from another organisation) course completion within the past 24 months
• Have at least 40 dives to begin the course and 60 for certification
• Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Other ratings that will really help your progress as a Divemaster include the Deep Diver and Search & Recovery Diver Speciality ratings.