Complimentary bus transfer to the Pro Dive Cairns training facility – this service is available every day of the course.

These two days are spent assisting an Instructor during the theory and pool sessions of a PADI Open Water Course. These sessions will serve as a re-introduction to the theory and skills of the Open Water Course for those candidates who have been away from a dive teaching environment for a long time.

Candidates are asked to observe all videos, attend all lectures and complete all Open Water Course quizzes and exams. During the practical sessions you should observe your instructor with regard to their control, positioning, skill demonstration and problem solving. These sessions are non-assessable.

• Course overview
• Theory: The Role and Characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
• Theory: Assisting with student divers in training
• Skill circuit
• Equipment exchange
• Workshop 2: Skin Diver Course
• Theory: Supervising diving activities
• Theory: Divemaster conducted programs
• Theory: Diver safety and risk management
• Theory: Specialised skills and activities
• Theory: Awareness of the environment

• Workshop 1: Reactivate program – Confined Water.
• Workshop 3: Discover Scuba Diving in confined water
• 800m continuous snorkel swim (times under 17min should be achievable)
• 400m continuous unaided swim (times under 10min should be achievable)
• 15min tread water (last 2min with hands out of water)
• Tired diver tow.
• Dive Theory (Divemaster Manual Chapter 9)
• Theory: Diving physics (refer to encyclopaedia of diving Chapter 1)
• Theory: Physiology (refer to encyclopaedia of diving Chapter 2)
• Theory: Equipment (refer to encyclopaedia of diving Chapter 3)
• Theory: The recreational dive planner
• Theory: The business of diving

• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course

Studying & Reveiwing

After exams are complete, time will be given to review exams.

Pool session Briefing and Setup

Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 1)

• Pool session review/evaluation
• Evaluated pool session with Open water course (Day 2)
• Reveiw

These days will be spent on the outer reef onboard our 3 day 2 night liveaboard trip. In this section of the course you will complete 5 evaluated training dives: assisting an Instructor with both Open Water and Advanced courses on the boat. During your 3 day 2 night trip you will also be evaluated on your Rescue skills and on other nonteaching Divemaster duties. You will also have a dive site designated for your mapping exercise.

Divemaster Boat Training Schedule – TRIP 1

BOAT DAY 1:

Dive 1   Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 1). Rescue evaluation.

Dive 2   Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 2)

Dive 3   Evaluated training dive with ADVANCED COURSE NAVIGATION DIVE

Dive 4   Non-evaluated training dive with ADVANCED COURSE NIGHT DIVE

BOAT DAY 2:

Dive 1   Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 3)

Dive 2   Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 4)

After lunch start on mapping exercise for Gordon’s Mooring

Dive 3   Workshop 4: Discover Scuba Diving Program – additional open water dive

Dive 4   Non-evaluated training dive with newly certified divers.

BOAT DAY 3:

Dive 1   Skill 5 – Deep dive scenario

Dive 2   Free dive (make up dive if necessary)

Dive 3   Skill 1 – Dive site set up and management, deck duties/surface supervision. DMT (under supervision) should be helping with back deck duties (ie logging divers in/out, filling tanks and other general duties that happen on this last dive to prepare the boat for departure from the reef).

Time off from the tour.

• After exams are complete, time will be given to review exams.
• Pool session Briefing and Setup
• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 1)

• Pool session review/evaluation
• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 2)
• Review

During your final 3 day 2 night trip you will be evaluated again on both teaching and non-teaching Divemaster duties to complete your course requirements.

Divemaster Boat Training Schedule – TRIP 2

BOAT DAY 1:

Dive 1 Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 1)

Dive 2 Evaluated training dive with Open water students (open water training dive 2)

Dive 3 Non-evaluated training dive with ADVANCED or OPEN WATER COURSE

Dive 4 Supervised guiding of night divers.

BOAT DAY 2:

Dive 1 Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 3)

Dive 2 Evaluated training dive with Open Water students (open water training dive 4)

After lunch continue on the mapping exercise for Gordon’s Mooring

Dive 3 Skill 4 – Search and Recovery scenario & knot tying

Dive 4 Non-evaluated training dive with newly certified divers

BOAT DAY 3:

Dive 1 Free dive – this dive can be used for any other scheduled training dives or makeup dives

Dive 2 Skill 3 – Dive briefing
Workshop 5: Discover local diving

Dive 3 Skill 1 – Dive site set up and management, deck duties/surface supervision. DMT (under supervision) should be helping with back deck duties (ie logging divers in/out, filling tanks & other general duties that happen on this last dive to prepare the boat for departure from the reef)

Once booked please check your emails for information from Pro Dive, also please reconfirm booking 2 weeks in advance.

This tour has multiple pick up from local hostels, please select your pick up location upon booking.