Looking for Diving Courses on Koh Lanta?

The PADI Divemaster Course Experience :

Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster 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. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications.

What you will learn? :

• Watermanship and skills assessment
  • Watermanship and stamina
  • General diving skills
• Knowledge Development
  • Diving physics
  • Diving physiology
  • Diving skills and environment
  • Supervising students in training
  • Dive management and control
  • Dive planning
  • Emergency assistance plan for Diving emergencies in the local area
  • Mapping a local open water site
• Practical Application
  • This involves training activities using various structured training sessions, simulated scenarios and internship sessions with actual PADI programs. These training sessions enable you to gain practical experience as an instructional assistant and a supervisor of open water diving activities, both as a coordinator and as an underwater guide.

Preparation

• Get your manual PADI Divemaster Crew Pack from Go Dive?s dive store with a brief explanation of how to use it from our Staff.

Knowledge development

• Your instructor will provide you with all of the information you need by using a video and verbal presentation.
• The Knowledge Development is now also available online as eLearning Course.

Training in the swimming pool or on the beach

• In the relaxed and stress free environment of our swimming pool you will practice all skill exercises.

Training @ the dive sites

• The four required rescue scenarios are conducted in conjunction with  our boat, Go Dive Lanta will provide you with free breakfast and lunch. Here we will summarize everything you have learn during the days in the classroom and swimming pool. We will try to make it look as realistic as possible so that you can demonstrate your readiness and awareness as a Rescue Diver.
• During your course you will participate in 4  training dives which will last 40-60 minutes each., combined with a guided tour to explore Koh Lanta?s tropical reefs.
  

The Scuba Gear You Use :

All the equipment you will need is typically included in a PADI Divemaster Course experience.

You?ll use all the basic scuba gear including

• mask 
  
• snorkel
• fins
• buoyancy compensating jacket (BCD)
• scuba tank
• scuba regulator
  
• instrumentation
  
• wetsuit
• weight system

What You Can Teach? :

After becoming certified as a PADI Divemaster you will be authorized to:

• Supervise both training and non-training-related activities by planning, organizing and directing dives
• Assist a PADI Instructor during the training sessions for any PADI Diver course
• Conduct the PADI Skin Diver course and PADI Discover Snorkeling program
• Conduct the PADI Discover Local Diving experience
• Conduct the PADI Scuba Review program
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently conduct the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program.
• Earn the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty Instructor rating to be able to teach the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty.
• Independently guide Open Water Diver course students on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course Training Dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per certified divemaster.
• Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor during:
  • surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and during navigational exercises
  • when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent or descent, a Divemaster can remain with other student divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
• Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor.
• Conduct the PADI Seal Team Skin Diver Specialist AquaMission
• Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor?s indirect supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after participants have satisfactorily completed the first dive with a PADI Instructor.
• Teach Emergency First Response courses after successfully completing an Emergency First Response Instructor course.

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What do I need to bring with me?

• Swimsuit, towel, sun lotion and scuba gear if you already own it.

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