• 18 years or older
• Certified Rescue Diver
• 40 logged dives
• CPR & First Aid certification with 24 months
• Medical clearance to dive

It is highly reccommended that once you reach professional levels of training that you have your own gear. In addition to basic scuba equipment, the PADI dive professional also needs;

• 2 surface signalling devices (one audible and one visual)
• Knife or cutting tool (except where prohibited by law)
• Compass
• Time monitoring device

Knowledge development can be done in one of two ways:

1. Take our Home Study/Classroom Program: you will have classroom sessions (either virtual or in person) to review and provide assistance as needed.
2. Take our eLearning Option: We provide you with an access code that allows you to go online and take the online (eLearning) course for knowledge development. We will track your progress and will communicate online or in person as you work through the course, providing assistance as needed.

Completed either during our regular pool sessions or in a shallow, controlled area at West Hawk Lake.

Here, you will do the required demonstration quality skills circuit and conduct classes such as ReActivate, snorkeling and Discover SCUBA Diving.

Offered during our regular training sessions at West Hawk Lake, you will get a chance to help with a variety of classes including Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Rescue.

You will also conduct a dive site briefing and manage the dive site during training sessions.

If not already Search & Recovery and Deep Diver certified, you will be required to perform each of these dives (not the full certification).

Dive site mapping will also be conducted in open water, you are able to choose a dive site that suits you best.

• A great option to pair with your Divemaster course is to become an Emergency First Responder Instructor.  Click to learn more..
• Consider taking Dive Theory Online, another PADI eLearning® program, that takes you step-by-step through dive physics, physiology, skills, equipment and environment, plus a Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) review. By successfully completing Dive Theory Online, you can get credit for half of the Divemaster Final Exam.