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PADI Pro - Divemaster
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The PADI Divemaster course is a 14 days
class during which qualified Rescue Divers learn the knowledge
and skills necessary to make the transition from a recreational
diver to the first professional membership level. Instructor
level academic knowledge will be developed and tested.
Confined Water Training includes perfecting all standard open water skills
which are improved to demonstration quality, rescue skills, equipment
exchange (problem solving) and watermanship and stamina are evaluated.
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Course Objective
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Dives typically include: deep, wreck, drift,reef, navigation,
underwater mapping, and dive leader exercises which will develop
the candidates' skills in dive planning, leadership and proper
response to common underwater problems. |
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Functioning as an instructional assistant is also covered in
the pool and the ocean. Upon successful completion of the course,
the student is certified as a PADI Divemaster and qualifies for
attendance to the PADI ROS program and the PADI Instructor Development
Course (IDC) - leading to eventual certification as a PADI Open
Water Scuba Instructor. |
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Academic Topics & Skills
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Hours
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Role & Characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
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1.30
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Supervising General Diving Activities (2 Parts)
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3.30
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Assisting with Student Divers in Training
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2.00
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Dive Theory Introduction
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0.30
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Physics of Diving
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3.00
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Physiology of Diving
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3.00
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Dive Equipment
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2.30
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Decompression Theory & the RDP
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6.00
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Divemaster Conducted Programs
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1.30
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Risk Management
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0.30
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The Business of Diving
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0.30
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Your Diving Career
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0.30
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Administration and Exams
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6.00
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Confined Water Skills
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Hours
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Watermanship & Stamina
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3.00
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Skill Development
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7.00
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Rescue Techniques Evaluation
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2.00
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Problem Solving Exercise
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1.00
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Divemaster's Role in Confined Water Training
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1.00
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Skin Diver Skills
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1.00
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Underwater Mapping Project
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4.00
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Divemaster's Role in Continuing Education
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1.00
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Leading Certified Divers
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10.00
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Divemaster's Role in Open Water Training
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6.00
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Entry Requirements:
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PADI Rescue Diver or or qualifying certification from another
training organization
First Aid and CPR training within 24 months
(PADI Emergency First Responder certification recommended)
A minimum of 20 logged dives
PADI Diving Medical examination signed by a physician stating fitness
to dive and dated within previous 12 months
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Minimum Age:
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18 years |
Completion Requirement:
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Proof of 60 logged dives, including night, deep and navigational
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Certification:
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Divemaster Application Fee - On request |
Numbers of Dives:
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5 boat & 5 beach dives |
Unlike all PADI Divemaster courses
that require only 6 dives,
the SCUBA NERJA enhanced program includes 5 boat dives and 5 beach
dives ! |
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