Divemaster Information
Instructor: Don Snyder
First let me congratulate you on obtaining this level of training. The divemaster
class will be by far the most challenging class you have taken so far in your SCUBA diving training. This course requires
10 weeks of knowledge development, confined water and open water training to complete. Your rescue diver course set
the foundation for a part of what will be expected of you in the divemaster class. In your divemaster class you will
be learning all the necessary knowledge to continue your training to become an open water SCUBA instructor if you so desire.
As
an instructor I depend on my assistant instructor and/or divemaster to spot trouble with new divers before they become problems.
The divemaster and assistant instructor are my eyes and ears when I cannot be watching over everyone in class. New divers
will come to you for advice which by the end of this course you will be able to provide with confidence.
The first night
of class I will be handing out the class schedule and what will be needed to complete the course. The dates can be changed
if agreeable to the members of the class. It is important that we complete the requirements in an organized manner so
that no part of your training is left out.
One other thing
let me thank you for the privilege of training you on your first step into the professional side of PADI.
If you have any
questions, please contact me using the information below. I prefer that you email questions to me if possible.
Thanks you once
again.
General Information:
For all continuing education classes you must have a current (within one year) RSTC Medical
History Statement on file at Don’s SCUBA, LLC. If your medical history has not changed from the information listed
on the medical form signed by your physician in your student folder you will not be required to have another one signed.
However, if something has changed, you now answer “YES” to any of the questions on the RSTC, you will be required
to have another Medical Statement sign by your physician before participating in any water activities.
If this is your first Don’s SCUBA, LLC class you will be required to complete a Student
Folder and have a RSTC Medical History Statement signed by your physician before participating in any water
activities.
You must sign a Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding and Liability Release and Assumption
of Risk Agreement.
Divemaster Class Information:
Welcome
to the professional side of PADI.
Prerequisites
Certified as a PADI Advanced Diver
or Equivalent
20 logged dives to start the course
with deep and underwater navigation experience.
60 logged dives to certify with deep,
night and underwater navigation experience
Certified as a PADI Rescue Diver
or Equivalent
18 Year of Age
Medical Form sign by Physician within
12 months
Class Materials Needed
Please try
and get these materials before our first class session. This will help to keep us on schedule and help you prepare for
the classroom sessions to follow. You can begin to study the material in advance of the classroom work.
Divemaster Workbook
Diving Knowledge
Workbook
Encyclopedia
of Recreational Diving book or (CD ROM) Version 3
PADI Open
Water Book
PADI Rescue
Diver Book
PADI Deep
Diver Book
Recreational
Dive Planner (RPD) Table
RPD Wheel
eRDP (Electronic
version of the RDP)
Divemaster
Slates
The Law
and the Diving Professional
Best of
the Undersea Journal
BCD, Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Air cylinder, regulator, alternate air source, weights, exposure suit, timing device, depth
gauge (or dive computer), compass, knife/dive tool, one or more emergency signal device (whistle, flare, signal tube)
Dive log
Divemaster Course Schedule
Session One Classroom
Classroom:
Topic 1: The Role and Characteristics of a PADI
Classroom:
Topic 2 (Part 1): Supervising General Diving
Independent
Study: Chapters 1 and 2 of the Divemaster Manual
Activities
for Certified Divers (Objectives 1-18)
PADI Divemaster Video
Emergency
Assistance Plan – assigned to be completed before certification
Equipment
Session Two Classroom
Classroom:
Topic 2 (Part 2): Supervising General Diving
Classroom:
Topic 3: Assisting with Students in Training
Activities
for Certified Divers (Objectives 19-25)
Independent
Study: The Physiology of Diving
Independent
Study: Mapping Project – Required Training Exercise One – Assigned to be completed before certification.
Independent
Study: The Physics of Diving
Chapter
3 and 4 of the Divemaster Manual
Chapters
5 and 6 of the Divemaster Manual
Divemaster
Course Instructor Guide 2-7
Session Three Pool
Divemaster
Practical: Water skills and Stamina Exercises One and Two – Confined Water
Equipment
Exchange – Required Training Exercise Two
Session Four Pool
Practical:
Water skills and Stamina Exercises Three and Four
Practical:
Diver-Rescue Assessment Confined Water skills Assessment
Session Five Classroom
Classroom:
Topic 9: Divemaster Conducted Programs
Topic 10: Risk Management
Practical:
Divemaster Conducted Programs – Required Training Exercise Three
Independent
Study: Decompression Theory and the RDP
Chapter
7 of the Divemaster Manual
Session Six Classroom
Classroom:
Topic 4: Dive Theory Introduction
Topic 5: The Physics of Diving – review and answer questions
Topic 6: The Physiology of Diving – review and answer questions
Practical:
Makeup and Remedial Training
Begin Internship
and/or Practical Training Exercises
Independent
Study: Chapters 8 and 9 of the Divemaster Manual
Session Seven
Classroom:
Topic 7: Equipment – review and answer questions
Topic 8: Decompression Theory and the RDP – review and answer questions
Topic 11: The Business of Diving
Practical:
Internship and/or Practical Training Exercises
Session Eight
Classroom:
Topic 12: Furthering Your Dive Career
Divemaster
Exams
Practical:
Internship and/or Practical Training Exercises
2-8
Two: General Standards and Course Overview
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