DiveMaster professional Training

08:30Orientation - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

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.

17:30Conclusion of classes

14:00 Assist with Rescue Course - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

Assist with the Rescue Course pool session if the course is running. If no Rescue Course is running, this day should be spent as a study day or on more practice with the second day Open Water students on Saturday’s course.

17:30 

Conclusion of Classes

08:30Theory - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

Divemaster theory and introduction to skill demonstrations.

• Course overview
• Theory: The Role and Characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
• Theory: Assisting with student divers in training 
• Skill circuit
• Equipment exchange
• 15min tread water (last 2min with hands out of water)
• Tired diver tow.

12:30Lunch

13:30 

Theory - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

• Theory: Supervising diving activities 
• Theory: Divemaster conducted programs
• Theory: Diver safety and risk management

07:45Theory and watermanship - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

Theory and watermanship assessment 

• 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: Specialised skills and activities
• Theory: Awareness of the environment
• Theory: The business of diving                        
• 800m continuous snorkel swim (times under 17min should be achievable)
• 400m continuous unaided swim (times under 10min should be achievable)
• Workshop 2: Skin Diver Course

12:00 Conclusion of Classes

08:00 Classroom work - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

• Workshop 1: Reactivate program – Confined Water.
• Workshop 3: Discover Scuba Diving in confined water

11:45 Practical

• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 1)

18:00 Conclusion of classes

08:00Classroom work - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

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

11:45Practical

• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 1)

18:00Conclusion of classes

07:45 Classroom work - Pro Dive Cairns dive centre

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

14:00 Pool session review/evaluation

• Exams & exam review  
  After exams are complete, time will be given to review exams. Your Instructor will also conduct a review and evaluation of your pool session.

17:30Conclusion of classes

  3 Days on-board Pro Dive Cairns Liveaboard

These days will be spent on the Outer Reef onboard our three day, two-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 three day, two-night trip you will also be evaluated on your Rescue skills and on other non-teaching Divemaster duties. You will also have a dive site designated for your mapping exercise.

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 to study for exams

08:00 Study/review

11:45 Practical

• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 1)

18:00 Conclusion of classes

07:45

Practical 

• Pool session review/evaluation
• Evaluated pool session with Open Water Course (Day 1)

12:00 Lunch and shop visit

14:00Exams and exam review

After examinations are complete time will be given to review exams and sit re-tests if necessary. Additional time after exam revision and re-tests should be used for completion of dive site mapping exercise.

  3 Days on-board Pro Dive Cairns Liveaboard

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

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 Workshop 5: Discover local diving

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

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).