Open doors you have only imagined.

As a PADI Professional, you'll do things others only dream about.

Whether you work in a local dive center, at a resort, or on a live aboard dive boat, the adventure of a lifetime is yours for the taking.

Imagine a job where you actually look forward to heading off to work in the morning. Lead a life others fantasize about.  Sailing into incredible sunsets could be the rule, not the exception, especially if you work in a tropical dive destination.  The commute to work could be as easy as a ten-minute boat ride.  Work now becomes an adventure in itself.  While experiencing new cultures and lifestyles, you'll be surrounded by people who are always happy.  It's not all fun and games in paradise, but the rewards are well worth the effort.

If you set your sights close to home and aspire to work at a local dive center, you teach people how to dive and guide trips to exotic dive destinations.  There's a sense of pride sharing something you are passionate about.  You help others enrich their own lives by experiencing the adventure of diving. 

Divemaster

Take the first step in your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster.  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.

What can PADI Divemasters do?

• Work at local dive centers, on live-aboard dive boats, yachts and at exotic resort locations
• 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
• Teach Emergency First Response programs after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor course.
• Conduct PADI Discover Scuba experiences after a short add-on program.

What do I need to start?

• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization
• PADI Rescue Diver certification or qualifying certification from another training organization.
• Medical clearance signed by a physician
• 20 logged dives to start the program.  60 logged dives for certification.
• 18 years old

What will I do?

• Learn dive leadership through classroom and independent study sessions
• Complete water skills and stamina exercises in confined and open water
• Training exercises to test organizational and problem solving abilities
• An internship or series of practical training exercises

How long will it take?

• Two weeks - three months

What course materials are required?

The following materials are required unless they are unavailable in a language understood by the student diver.

• PADI Divemaster Manual*
• Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) – all three versions (Table, Wheel and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)
• The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
• Diving Knowledge Workbook
• Divemaster Slates
• Instructor Guides for the programs that may be conducted by PADI Divemasters.  You may purchase these guides from Bequia Dive Adventures, or you may download PDF versions by clicking on the links below.
  • Discover Scuba Diving
  • Discover Snorkeling/Skin Diver Course
  • Scuba Review/Discover Local Diving

·         The PADI Divemaster video must also be viewed.

Recommended Materials

• PADI Instructor Manual

•  All training materials for courses leading up to PADI Divemaster level including manuals, videos, and multimedia products for the PADI Open water Diver course, Adventures in Diving program and Rescue Diver course.

• PADI Underwater Navigator Manual

• PADI Underwater Navigation Video

•  PADI Deep Diver Manual

•  PADI Deep Diver Video

•  PADI Rescue Diver Manual

•  PADI Divemaster Video

•  PADI Discover the Underwater World video

•  Scuba Tune-up guidebook

•  The Business of Diving book

•  Dive Roster Slate

• The Law and the Diving Professional

• The Best of the Undersea Journal

•  Peak Performance Buoyancy Video

• Skill Evaluation Slate

•  PADI Log Book