The training towards PADI Divemaster is your entry into the PRO-level of scuba diving and is a MUST HAVE to find a job on dive centers around the world! You would like to help here in Puerto de la Cruz during summer diving daily with clients, then you must have at least your PADI Divemaster license.
Requirements
- PADI RESCUE or equivalent license
- Proof of participation in a CPR-course or PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) (no older that 24 months)
- Minimum age 18 years
- Medical certificate for scuba diving (no self declaration accepted, no older than 12 months)
- Minimum of 40 logged dives before start of the course (must be 60 before getting licensed as DM)
- Complete own equipment (except cylinder and weihghts) Missing equipment can be rented for the course (rental not included in price), but as a PADI PRO you should be diving with your own equipment.
Content of course
This course lasts 2 weeks. The participant has to act in the dive centre like a full member of the crew. You must help in courses for beginners, guide groups and learn to do DSDs. But also the service of equipment, filling tanks, handling the compressor, sale of equipment, logistics, organisation and advising clients will be part of your course and your work.
During this 2 week course we are limited to the necessary Divemaster training. But we offer this course also as an internship which lasts 3 months.
he Divemaster course is the beginning of your professional diving career. The divemaster should be familiar with all areas of diving, both theoretically and practically. The tasks of a PADI Divemaster are varied and demanding.
- The divemaster should be able to assist a diving instructor in his training activities
- is conducting animation of clients in the pool
- carries out exercises with students and DSDs under the supervision of the diving instructor
- guides most diving excursions with certified divers independently
- advises customers
- sells equipment
- is firmly integrated into the daily routine of material maintenance and cylinder charging
The training also includes 2 PADI Specialty courses which are an absolute MUST for a PADI PRO
- PADI Underwater Navigator
- PADI Search & Recovery
It would be an advantage if you also have the PADI Deep Diver and Enriched Air Nitrox Diver specialties. If not, we can add these on request, but of course that means at least 2 additional diving days.
The PADI Divemaster course is the beginning of the professional training to become a PADI diving instructor. Graduates of this course can be employed at our dive center and at all other dive centers around the world. No employment contracts are issued with dive centers below this level, and if this does happen, they are not professional PADI centers.
We prefer to hire divemasters for the season who we have trained ourselves. You also have the opportunity to continue your professional training with us. You can take the PADI Assistant Instructor course or do the entire PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Duration of the course
Minimum 14 days, provided that all prerequisites are met and the theoretical preparation PADI Divemaster e-learning has been fully completed.
We also offer the PADI Divemaster course as an internship working on our dive centre for a period of 3 months.
Price
All PADI PRO courses consit of three parts:
- The PADI teaching material including e-learning part, this material can be obtained directly from PADI or through us (see below)
- The practical PADI Divemaster course is payable to us and costs 890 € When booking the course, a deposit of 225 € plus the fee for the PADI teaching materials is required. You pay the rest here on site at the start of the course in cash or by credit card.
- The PADI PRO fees are payable directly to PADI preferably by credit card after successful completion of the course (see below)
This applies if you have your own equipment. If you are missing some equipment, you can buy it from our store at reasonable Canary Islands prices or rent it (the current price list applies).
Necessary Materials
To become a PADI Divemaster, you need all the materials of the Divemaster Crew Pack. It is not possible to complete the course with borrowed materials. Since the PADI Divemaster is the start of your professional career with PADI, you must have your own documents. (The image is representative and does not correspond to the contents of the current Crew Pack)
The PADI Divemaster Crew Pack (PADI Order number #60551) contains:
- 60130 - DSD Slates
- 60207 - DM Slates
- 70137 - Pro Training Log
Also the PADI DM eLearning is included:
- DM eLearning with Skill Demonstration videos
- ReActivate
- eRDPml
- The Encyclopaedia of Recreational Diving
- Digital Instructor Manual
The Padi Divemaster Crew Pack incl. e-learning costs this year in our shop 350 €
The e-learning part will be sent to you, the real part of the crew pack will then be waiting for you here at our dive base.
You can also order the crew pack directly from PADI for 417 € plus tax and shipping.
You also need the PADI e-Learning for the Underwater Navigation and Search & Recovery specialties, each costing 150 €, including the respective PADI license fees for the courses.
PADI Divemaster Application Fees
Upon successful completion of the training, the PADI fees must be paid directly to PADI using the PADI PRO application. The best way to do this is to provide a credit card on the application form.
The PADI Divemaster application fees this year are 144 €
The two specialty licenses are included in the e-learning and you will receive the PADI Underwater Navigator license and the PADI Search&Recovery license immediately upon completion of the course.