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PADI Divemaster
Professional levelPADI Certified

PADI Divemaster

Your first professional rating — lead certified divers, assist with training and get paid to dive.

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Contact for Pricing →Have questions? Call (936) 564-3483
Taught by Sally Sowell
Course Director & Master Instructor
Meet the team

What's included

✓PADI Divemaster eLearning or classroom training
✓Skill workshops, water-skills assessments and a practical internship assisting real classes
✓Crew pack and certification card
✓Instructor fees

Who it's for

This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.

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PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent)Plus EFR Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying training) within 24 months
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Minimum age 18Professional-level rating
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40 logged dives to start, 60 to certifyExperience in a range of conditions helps
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Medically evaluated and cleared for diving by a physician within the past 12 monthsRequired by PADI for every professional candidate

Not sure where you stand? The whole professional path, prerequisites and costs are on one page: Go Pro / IDC →

What you'll learn

Knowledge development

✓The role and characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
✓Supervising diving activities and assisting with student divers
✓Dive theory: physics, physiology, equipment, the environment and decompression theory
✓Risk management, dive business basics and the PADI system

Water skills and practical

✓Stamina exercises and a 24-skill demonstration-quality circuit
✓Rescue assessment
✓Dive site set-up, briefings, mapping and search-and-recovery scenarios
✓Assisting on real Open Water and continuing-education classes

Frequently asked questions

Most candidates take two to four months, working around their own schedule. The internship portion happens as real classes run, so the pace is yours.

Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Pool training

Confined-water skills with an instructor, scheduled with you — we’ll confirm the pool date and what to bring.

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Open water checkout dives

Finish your certification at a local dive site. Real diving, real skills.

Ready?

Ready to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.

Contact for pricing →Call (936) 564-3483

Already certified? PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step.