How long does it take?
​​The duration of the PADI Divemaster certification course ranges from 4 - 18 months. It is dependent on your progress as well as your customized schedule which will be arranged during your registration process.
What is in the PADI Divemaster Course?​
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- 2 Pool sessions (Stamina Assessment)
- 8 Internship pool session
- PADI Divemaster Manual
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving book
- The PADI Diving Knowledge Workbook
- Divemaster slates
- 6 weekends of full board trips for on-job training
- Instructor fees
What is required?
- Minimum age – 18 years old
- PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent from another training
organization) with 40 logged dives
- Valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR – Primary Care)
within past 24 months (or Emergency First Responder)​
- Valid Basic First Aid (Secondary Care) within past 24 months
(or Emergency First Responder)
- Show proof of 60 logged dives documenting experience in
night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation by end of
the training schedule
- Ownership of own diving equipment and safety devices
PADI Divemaster Course
Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational diving begins with the PADI Divemaster Certification program.
Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone 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.
What you will be learning?​
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By taking on the PADI Divemaster course, you would have achieved a level reached by less than one in ten divers worldwide. Your training and experience would also have increased a great deal. The syllabus for this course includes:
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Theoretical aspect
The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
Dive theory introduction
Decompression theory and the RDP
Divemaster conducted programs
Risk management
The business of diving
Your diving career
Diving physics
Diving physiology
Dive equipment
Practical aspects of a Divemaster
Stamina assessment and development
400 meter Swim without using swimming aid and using any stroke (nonstop)
15 minute tread using no aids last two minute hands out of the water
800 meter nonstop snorkel swim using mask snorkel and fins (without using hands)
100 meter inert diver tow at the surface both wearing full scuba equipment (nonstop)
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Diver rescue assessment and development
This exercise is the simulated rescue of an unresponsive, nonbreathing diver.
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How much does it cost?
​SGD1599 all-inclusive