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PADI Dive Master Course
DIVE MASTER Starting - APRIL 20th. This will defiantly be happening as much money has already changed hands. This is the first step in becoming a dive professional. As a dive master you are able to assist on dive courses and lead organised dive trips. This course is spread over several weeks where you will be leaning the skills needed to safely control groups of students or recreational divers. To join this course you will need to be a rescue diver (SSI or NAUI is ok) and have at least 60 logged dives before the end of the course. The price of $1300 includes the DM manual and certification, but there are other manuals that you may or may not have so ask us for details. You will also need a new dive medical (It would pay to get the extended commercial one here if your going on to be an instructor. It costs about $260 but you will need it later on if you want to work as an instructor other wise the old $55 type is ok). While there is a quick option it is better if you can serve an internship helping out on a couple of open watercourses. It will take about 4 to 5 weeks, two evenings a week to do everything except the internship.
There are stamina Exercises which must be completed within specific times. See PADI's website for more details
Stamina Exercise 1: 400 Metre Swim
The candidate must swim 400 metres without stopping using no swimming aids and using any stroke or combination of strokes desired. If a candidate stops, the exercise is incomplete and must be repeated.
Stamina Exercise 2: 15 Minute Tread
Using no aids and wearing only a swimsuit, the candidate will stay afloat by treading water, drown proofing, bobbing or floating for 15 minutes, with hands (not arms) out of the water during the last 2 minutes. A candidate with a physical challenge that makes it difficult/impossible to hold hands out of the water is exempted from that portion of the exercise with no effect on the score.
Stamina Exercise 3: 800 Metre Snorkel Swim
Using a mask, fins, snorkel and swimsuit only (no BCD or flotation aids) and swimming with the face in the water, the candidate must swim nonstop for 800 metres. The candidate may not use arms to swim, unless the candidate has a physical challenge that limits leg use and arm-swimming is the individual's normal swimming method while diving. If a candidate stops, the exercise is incomplete and must be repeated.
Wearing full scuba equipment, the candidate must push or tow an inert diver in full scuba at the surface 100 metres nonstop without assistance. Note that this is a swimming power evaluation (speed-against-drag) not a rescue evaluation. If a candidate stops, the exercise is incomplete and must be repeated.
Special notes
Due to public holidays there may be changes to your course dates if asked for. Please check.
All evenings start at the shop at 6pm. They finish between 8:30 and 9:30pm.
If you have problems attending a part of the course we will try to slot you in somewhere else, however if one on one training is required or you wish to change weekends mid course there may be a charge. Please check.
