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PADI Divemaster Course in Colchester Essex

Take the first step in your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster in Colchester Essex. Working closely with an Instructor, you'll expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive professional. Divemaster Training at Essex Scuba Diving develops your leadership abilities by training you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.


What can Divemaster's do?

  • Work at local dive centers, on live-aboard dive boats, yachts and at exotic resort locations
  • Assist Instructors with students
  • Lead Scuba Divers on guided dive tours
  • Teach and certify Skin Divers
  • Teach Discover Snorkeling programs
  • Conduct Scuba Review programs for certified divers
  • Lead certified divers on Discover Local Diving experiences
  • Teach Emergency First Response programs after successful completion of an Emergency First Response Instructor Course.

What do I need to start?

  • Advanced Open Water Diver or qualifying certification from another training organization
  • Rescue Diver certification or qualifying certification from another training organization.
  • Medical clearance signed by a physician
  • 20 logged dives
  • 18 years old

What will I do?

  • Learn dive leadership through classroom and independent study sessions
  • Complete water skills and stamina exercises in confined and open water
  • Training exercises to test organizational and problem solving abilities
  • An internship or series of practical training exercises

How long will it take?

  • Two weeks - three months, depending on each students ability. Courses are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere.

What course materials are required?

The following materials are required unless they are unavailable in a language understood by the student diver.

  • Divemaster Manual
  • Recreational Dive Planner (RDP) – all three versions (Table, Wheel and eRDP including associated Instructions for Use booklets)
  • The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
  • Diving Knowledge Workbook
  • Divemaster Slates
  • Instructor Guides for the programs that may be conducted by Divemaster's. You may purchase these guides from us or Download from the PADI website

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As we are always out and about please contact us on one of the numbers below.

Essex School Of Diving in Essex Telephone logo 07939 740735 - Steven Greaves

Essex School Of Diving in Essex Telephone logo 07766 022766 - Steve Browne

Essex School Of Diving company addressEssex Scuba Diving - 10 Shears Crescent - West Mersea - CO5 8AR