DIVEMASTER in the idyllic Philippines
DIVEMASTER in the idyllic Philippines
The PADI Divemaster course lets you make your passion into a career. Scuba divers look up to divemasters as leaders, mentors, and motivators. As a PADI divemaster, you not only get to pursue your passion for diving, you get to share it with others.
The PADI Divemaster course is your first step towards becoming a professional. Working closely with a PADI Instructor or being part of an instructor team, you’ll fine-tune your dive skills (like perfecting the effortless hover) and refine your rescue skills. You’ll gain dive knowledge, management skills, and will become a role model to divers everywhere.
As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead others into the world of diving and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at remote locations or at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world – PADI.
Why do the course with us?
Doing your PADI divemaster training with us here, will let you experience all of the best diving around Panglao and the neighboring islands like Balicasag,
Pamilacan, Cabilao, Sumilon and the islets Pungtod and Gak-ang. We want our divemaster trainees to see all the dive sites this beautiful
place has to offer and assist with all our skillful in-house divemasters and instructors on a daily basis.
Because we have a large student-flow it is always possible to participate in many diving activities and see how the pros work.
Our instructors are well rounded dive professionals that can help you improve your diving skills and teach you the necessary
new skills you will need to become a great divemaster.
Marine life
We emphasize gaining interest in marine life and deepening proficiency of the taxonomy and behavior of underwater animals,
especially the variety of local creatures. Bohol is famous for the general diversity of marine life,
but especially for the rich macro-diving. You will finish your divemaster training with a lot of new knowledge on marine critters.
Because we emphasize environmental protection you will also be able to partake in our beach clean-ups, dive-against-debris dives,
COT removal dives and maybe some coral rehabilitation workshops.
Besides all this, you can also enroll in one of our freediving courses and explore your ability to dive on a single breath
with our freediving instructor.
What will you learn?
The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, water skills 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 includes the list below.
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 Divemaster course – ask your instructor.
- • 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
Start with eLearning now!
Before you come to Bohol, you can sign up for Divemaster Online – PADI’s eLearning option – to start now. You can work through eight knowledge development sections using a web-based system that lets you learn at your own pace. You also have access to an online version of the Divemaster Manual for reference during and after the course.
Another option is to study by reading the Divemaster Manual and watching the Divemaster Video (a book and DVD package). Enroll now and get your Divemaster Crew-Pak, which also includes other reference materials – like the PADI Instructor Manual and The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving – that you’ll need during the course.
Consider taking Dive Theory Online, another PADI eLearning® program, that takes you step-by-step through dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment, plus a Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) review. By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for half of the Divemaster Final Exam. Your PADI Instructor can explain how this works when you meet to schedule knowledge review sessions along with your waterskills exercises, workshops and practical assessments.
Requirements
- ✔ PADI Rescue Divers who are at least 18 years old may enroll in the PADI Divemaster course.
- ✔ Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
- ✔ A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
- ✔ At least 40 logged dives to begin the course and 60 dives to earn certification.
- Note that qualifying certifications from other diver training organization may apply – contact the manager "ben@seaquestdivecenter.com" to double-check.
What scuba gear will you use?
As a dive professional, you’ll want to 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.
We do offer rental gear but it is strongly recommended to come fully equipped already. This will give you more credibility and will speed up your learning curve.
Check with our dive center manager ben@seaquestdivecenter.com to get advice about everything you’ll need as a dive pro.
Course Details
As a PADI Divemaster in the Philippines, you can live in the tropics, dive every day and get paid for it? Why not sign up for the PADI divemaster course where the ocean becomes your new office and you get to go diving daily!
Duration
2 months
Price
The price of the Divemaster Course is 65000PHP and includes the PADI Crewpack, tank and weights rental, environmental fees, as well as instructor guidance. The PADI registration fees is an additional 196 AUD.
