Dive Master Course

Dive Master Course

Be a leader who mentors and motivates others. Gain dive knowledge, supervision abilities, and become a role model to divers around the world.

Share your passion for scuba diving by becoming a PADI Divemaster. As a divemaster you’ll supervise scuba diving activities and assist with scuba classes. PADI Divemaster is the first step in your diving career. *This course fee only covers your online training and assessments. Practical training, dives, dive equipment, training materials and application forms are available at additional fees via your PADI Dive Center.

Academic

The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:

  • The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
  • Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
  • Diver safety and risk management
  • Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
  • Business of diving and your career
  • Awareness of the dive environment
  • Dive setup and management
  • Mapping an open water site
  • Conducting dive briefings
  • Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
  • Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
  • Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs

Your instructor may also offer the PADI Deep Diver and Search and Recovery Diver specialty diver courses along with your divemaster training to help you meet all requirements and to broaden your abilities.

You may be able to get college credit for the Rescue Diver course – ask your instructor.

Equipment

As a dive professional, you’ll want to have all your basic scuba equipment, including a dive computer, a dive knife, and at least two surface signaling devices. During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you’ll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags and slates. Your PADI Instructor may suggest additional gear that will be useful throughout your diving career.

6 Days 5 Nights

Day 1
Before 10.30am-Arrival Registration at Jetty Check-In Point for luggage check-in
11:30am – 12:30pm Boat transfer to Summer Bay, meet and greet at arrival hall, welcome drinks are served
12:30pm – 01:30pm Check-in briefing – Lunch
01:30pm – 02:30pm Orientation and safety
02:30pm – 04:30pm Theory session
04:30pm – 06:30pm confined water session 1-2. Practice the basics to be a scuba diver
06:30pm – 08:30pm Dinner
08:30pm – 09.30pm Theory session
Day 2
07:00am – 08:00am Breakfast
08:00am – 12:00am Confined water session 3-5. Practice new skills in Confined water
12:00pm – 01:30pm Lunch
01:30pm – 04:30pm Open water session 1-2 practice new skills in open water
04:00pm – 06:00pm Theory and discussion session
06:30pm – 08:00pm Dinner
08:00pm – 09.30pm Theory and discussion session. Review, discussion, share experience
Day 3
07:00am – 08:00am Breakfast
08:00am – 12:00am Open water session 3-4. Practice new skills in open water
12:00pm – 01:30pm Lunch
01:30pm – 04:30pm Open water session 3-4. Practice new skills in open water till divers meet all the requirements.
04:30pm – 06:30pm Theory and discussion session (Advanced Open Water only)
06:30pm – 08:00pm Dinner
08:00pm – 09:30pm Theory session for (Advanced Open Water only)
Day 4
07:00am – 09:30am Breakfast
09:30am – 12:00pm Learn Peak performance buoyancy
12:30pm – 01:30pm Lunch
01:30pm – 04:00pm Learn navigation, search and recovery
06:30pm – 08:00pm Dinner
08:00pm – 09:30pm Learn night dive
Day 5
07:00am – 08:00am Breakfast
08:00am – 10:30am Learn deep dive
10:30am – 12:30pm Learn wreck dive
12:30pm – 02:30pm Lunch
02:30pm Final Certification Paperwork, Graduation
Day 6
07:00am – 09:30am Breakfast
09:30am Room check-out
10:00am Boat transfer to Merang Jetty (10:00am stand by at 09:30am)

Per pax

RM3,700.00

Course Prerequisites

Rescue Diver, 40 logged dives, CPR and First Aid certification within 24 months, medical clearance to dive

Age Requirement

18 years or older

Time Commitment

Approximately 50 hours