Certification Requirements

Divemaster candidates meet course performance requirements and:

• Complete knowledge development segments including Knowledge Reviews in the PADI Divemaster Manual or through Divemaster

eLearning, and pass the Divemaster Final Exam.

• Create an Emergency Assistance Plan for a designated dive site.

• Complete waterskills exercises.

• Complete a diver rescue assessment.

• Complete the dive skills workshop and assessment.

• Complete practical application skills.

• Complete divemaster-conducted programs workshops.

• Complete practical assessments.

• Meet the professionalism criteria.

Diver Prerequisites

•Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Rescue Diver

•18 years old

•Logged 40 scuba dives

•Completed EFR Primary and Secondary Care training within 24 months

•Medically evaluated and cleared for diving by a physician within 12 months