PADI Divemaster

As a PADI Divemaster you are entering the ranks of the Dive Professional. Not only will your dive skills be exemplary, but you'll be a role model for other divers, and they'll come to you for advice on all aspects of diving and you'll be able to help. Your diving knowledge will be equivalent to an instructor's, and you'll be well on your way to becoming an instructor yourself.

You'll be qualified to work in the scuba diving industry anywhere in the world - beautiful tropical islands the world over beckon, and you can choose to work for a dive school, on a livaboard, for a marine conservation project, and many others. Becoming a Divemaster opens up a whole new world of glorious adventure in stunning locations - where you go is up to you. Come on, dive in! The water's lovely...

Once certified, you will :

  • be able to supervise certified divers in shore-based and boat-based diving activities
  • be able to assist with training divers in PADI courses
  • be able to independently conduct specific PADI programs for certified divers and nondivers (e.g., Scuba Review, Discover Snorkeling, PADI Skin Diver course)*
  • be possessed of sufficient dive theory knowledge, waterskills, rescue skills and experience to enter the PADI Assistant Instructor course and the PADI Instructor Development Course
  • be an asset to any dive related business, understanding and meeting the dive community's needs and expectations in dive leaders

You will engage in all these activities as part of your Divemaster training. You will be assigned a mentor who will be there to help you with any part of your training at any stage, and you will assist a variety of instructors - every instructor has their own style, so becoming familiar with the styles of several experienced instructors will help you to develop your own. You will also be expected to assist in the routine duties of a Master Divers Divemaster, organizing equipment and managing the equipment area of the dive school.

If you would like to remain in Koh Tao and work as a Divemaster once you have completed your training let us know - we'll be happy to help. In fact, it's not uncommon for a Divemaster Trainee (DMT) to be hired by Master Divers once certified. After all, we know you've had the best training. :)


Pre-Requisites:

This is a professional study programme, so obviously you must already be a competent diver before starting this course - more specifically, you must fulfil these minimum requirements:

  1. Certified PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
  2. Certified PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
  3. Certified PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent
  4. Certified CPR and First Aid Provider (within the last 24 months)
  5. Must be at least 18 years old at the start of the course
  6. Must have logged at least 20 dives (you must have logged at least 60 for certification at the end of the course)

You need not have taken PADI courses to meet these requirements - the SSI equivalents we provide are perfectly acceptable, and so are equivalent qualifications from some other organizations such as BSAC, etc. If in doubt, contact us

If you would like to do this course and do not yet meet the minimum requirement, no problem. We can teach you everything you need.


Schedule:

The schedule depends upon you - do you want to get certified as quickly as possible, or do you want to take your time?

If time is limited, it is possible to complete this course in as little as two weeks, assuming you already have more than the minimum number of logged dives - you must have logged at least 60 dives to be certified at the end of the course. We recommend an 8 week course to ensure that upon completion, you are fully prepared both mentally and physically for the position should you decide to seek employment as a PADI Dive Master. The first 4 weeks would be the time to complete all the skills and knowledge development of the course, leaving the following 4 weeks to put what you have learned into practice, in our internship program

There's a great deal of information and skills to assimilate on this course and, arguably, the more time you spend as a DMT learning the ropes and consolidating your knowledge with practical application, the better Divemaster you will be at the end of it.


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Where to from here?

The next logical step is PADI Assistant Instructor. You will learn more about becoming a PADI Diving Instructor as part of your Divemaster course.

If your intention is to be certified as both a PADI and SSI Instructor, it's quick and easy to convert from being a PADI Instructor to an SSI Instructor. The same is NOT true in reverse. If you should qualify as an SSI Instructor first, you will still have to go through the complete PADI professional programme from scratch if you wish to then qualify as a PADI Instructor.


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A typical Mae Haad sunset. Mae Haad is Koh Tao's main village where Master Divers is situated, and this is part of the scene from our sunset view bar.
Sairee beach, about ten minutes walk from Mae Haad, is the largest beach on Koh Tao. Despite the tranquility of this beach during the day, at night it becomes Koh Tao's party capital. The beach is lined with bars and clubs which keep bumping till the early hours.
Accommodation options on Koh Tao vary from basic but clean rooms through to luxury suites. Most common is the beach bungalow: usually equipped only with a fan and a cold shower (but sometimes television, DVD player, fridge, hotshower and air conditioning), they are set right on the beach or in beautiful gardens with a balcony to chill out and soak up the vibe.
Nudibranch means 'external lung'. These critters are found in various shapes, sizes and disguises all around Koh Tao, but without the benefit of your Divemaster's local knowledge, you'll probably never find one.
Whale Sharks are what we're famous for. Koh Tao is a normal stopping off point for Whale Sharks on their annual trips around the world so they're relatively common here. They're completely harmless plankton feeders and the ones we see here range in size from 2.5 metres to 7 metres long.
Scorpion fish are very difficult to spot - their excellent camouflage helps them blend almost perfectly with the reef on which they resolutely sit.

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