Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you'll expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive professional.  PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities by training you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.

• Assist PADI Instructors with students
• Lead PADI Scuba Divers on guided dive tours
• Teach and certify PADI Skin Divers
• Teach PADI Discover Snorkeling programs
• Conduct PADI Scuba Review programs for certified divers
• Lead certified divers on Discover Local Diving experiences
• Conduct Discover Scuba programs in confined water after completing a seperate internship
• Teach Emergency First Response programs after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

Working with a PADI instructor as your mentor you will:

• Learn dive leadership through classroom and independent study sessions
• Complete water skills and stamina exercises in confined and open water
• Complete training exercises to test organizational and problem solving abilities
• Complete an internship, assisting with actual student divers under Instructor supervision

Each person is different, but typically it takes one to three months to complete the classroom, pool and internship

Becoming a Divemaster is your first step as a PADI professional and forms the basis of your Assistant Instructor and Instructor ratings (if you choose to continue your education).  As an instructional assistant, a Divemaster is expected to have demonstration-quality skills, a thorough knowledge of dive theory, excellent organizational and logistical abilities, and in general, be a role model to student divers.  At Deep Blue we recognize the importance of your Divemaster training, and we believe in investing the time to make sure that you receive a solid education in these areas.  Our Divemaster program consists of six to eight classroom sessions plus one-on-one study where you will gain the knowledge you need working directly with one of our instructors.  After you have mastered the textbook you will put these skills to pratical use in an internship program where you will work with student divers under the direct supervision of an instructor, both in confined and open water.