Divemaster training is the first leadership level in the
PADI system. The goals of PADI Divemaster training are
to:
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Enable you to organise, conduct and supervise
recreational diving activities - both land and boat
based.
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Enable you to act as an instructional assistant to a
PADI Instructor.
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Develop theory knowledge sufficient to become an
instructor.
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Prepare candidates for instructor level
training.
To qualify for Divemaster training you must:
- Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and
a Rescue Diver OR equivalents.
- Have training in CPR/First Aid within the past three
years.
- Be at least 18 years.
- Submit a diving medical conducted within the past
year.
The cost of the course is £450.00 and includes your
professional Crewpack.
(Please note that the application
fee to PADI is not included.)
The PADI Assistant Instructor Course builds upon your
leadership skills and focuses on developing your abilities
as a dive educator. The course is an ideal way to prepare
for the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and
Instructor Exam (IE).
To start the course you must:
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Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or leadership level
with another recreational diver training
organisation.
- Be at least 18 years old.
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Submit a medical statement for a diving medical
examination, which states you are fit for diving,
conducted within the past 12 months.
- Have completed and logged at least 60 dives.
- Successfully complete a knowledge and skill
preassessment.
- If not a PADI Divemaster, a rescue skills assessment
must be completed.
To be certified the candidate must:
The cost of the course is £300.00
(Please note that the application fee to PADI
is not included or course materials.)
The four and
a half day Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Program is available PADI
Assistant Instructors and to Instructors from other recreational diver
training agencies who wish to cross over. Successful completion of the
OWSI Program will allow you to attend a PADI Instructor Exam (IE) and
successful completion of the IE will result in certification as a PADI
Open Water Scuba Instructor.
“Course Prerequisites”
To enrol on the OWSI you must:
Be certified as a PADI Assistant Instructor or as a current instructor
member in good standing with another recreational diver training organisation
for at least six months
Submit a medical, conducted within the last 12 months, which states
you are fit for diving (the medical must also be valid for the IE)
Have been certified for at least 6 months as a diver with a minimum
of 60 dives (100 dives are required to attend the IE)
Submit proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months
Submit documentation of certification from entry level to leadership
level
If not a PADI Divemaster, successfully complete the PADI Divemaster
course diver rescue skills assessment
“Independent Learning Prerequisite”
Prior to the start of the OWSI program all 16 IDC Knowledge Reviews
must be completed.
“Course Materials”
Prior to and during the IDC you will need to have the following materials:
PADI Instructor Manual*
Instructor Candidate Workbook
The Law and The Diving Professional
The Best of The Undersea Journal
The Business of Diving
Peak Performance Buoyancy and Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Outlines
PADI Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue and Divemaster manuals*
Recreational Dive Planner - Table & Wheel versions with Instructions
for Use Booklets
Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet*
Rescue and Divemaster Exam booklets*
Aquatic Cue Cards - Confined and Open Water
Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
*The most current versions will be needed for the OWSI Program and the
IE
“Equipment Requirements”
You will need full dive equipment suitable for pool and open water sessions.
“Performance Requirements”
To successfully complete the OWSI Program you must:
Attend and participate in all 14 presentations (15 presentations for
instructors from other recreational diver training organisations)
Present at least 2 knowledge development presentations and score a 3.5
or higher
Present at least 2 confined water presentations and score 3.4 or higher
Present at least 1 integrated open water presentations (two skills within
each) and score 3.5 on both skills
Demonstrate all 20 dive skills, scoring a minimum of 68 points, with
no skill below a 3
Perform a face-down, non-stop swim for 800 metres/yards using a mask
snorkel and fins
Score 75 percent or higher on all five sections of the Instructor Preassessment
Exam
“PADI Fees”
Please note that any fees payable to PADI are not included in the course
fee.
Please contact training@scuba.co.uk
for more information.
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