Divemaster Course

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Become a PADI Divemaster today!

Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program.  Here at Go Pro Costa Rica you will be working closely with a PADI Instructor and expanding your dive knowledge and working on your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.

During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems. You will be shadowing instructors as you learn how to become an instructional assistant and work effectively on the whole range of PADI programs. We also include a dive operations program throughout your course where you can learn valuable skills including compressor operations, equipment maintenance and sales techniques. To further even more your skills during the program we now also include a FREE PADI specialty for all our divemasters in training! You may also get the chance to visit Cano Island as part of your training and dive with the sharks! You also have the opportunity to volunteer in the community and teach in a local school! Use you marine and environmental knowledge and share with the next dive generations by giving or helping in a class!

Training Options – here are 2 options for training to develop and apply your divemaster skills under the supervision of our PADI instructors. You can also now complete your PADI divemaster academics online before you arrive. This will mean less time in the classroom and more time in the water!

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PADI Divemaster Internship Course
Put your knowledge into action through an internship, assisting PADI instructors with real students on PADI courses, assisting Divemasters in leading dives and learning the workings of a dive shop. You may enter this course option with the minimum of 20 dives, the course will last at least 4-6 weeks. For those of you with more time, that would like to become part of our team for a period of at least 2 months with the full divemaster internship program click here.

Divemaster Practical Training Course
If you have plenty of Dive experience and enter the Divemaster course with your 60 dives or more, the practical training option is a good option. Once you have completed your theory, water skills, stamina and training exercises you can gain the practical experience though simulated assisting and supervisory roles. This means your DM course can be completed in 2 weeks. Once you have completed the course, why not try our Dive Leadership Program to gain more experience.

General Divemaster course information:

Through your divemaster course you will have to complete the following sections

  • Knowledge Development: 9 topics ranging from dive theory to assisting student divers in training.
  • 5 Waterskills Excercises including a 400m swim, 800m snorkel swim, float and equipment exchange exercise.    See a video of the divemaster equipment exchange
  • A diver rescue assessment
  • A skill circuit, where you will practice demonstrating 24 skills for future classes
  • A Practical application section including a deep dive scenario, search and recovery scenario, mapping project and dive briefing practice.
  • Divemaster conducted programs section, which includes 5 workshops where you will practice organizing and conducting different programs including scuba review, skin diver course, discover scuba diving and discover local diving.
  • You internship, where you will be diving most days, assisting both certified divers and students and learning how to become a certified assistant.

Pre-requisites include;

  • A current CPR certification
  • A current diving medical that states ”fit for diving”
  • At least 20 – 40 logged dives

All this and more when you come and join the team at Go Pro Costa Rica to complete your PADI Divemaster program! Contact us today…