Love scuba diving? Want to share it with others on a whole new level? Take the PADI Divemaster course and do what you love to do as a career. Scuba divers look up to divemasters because they are leaders who mentor and motivate others. As a divemaster, you not only get to dive a lot, but also experience the joy of seeing others have as much fun diving as you do.
The PADI Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you’ll fine-tune your dive skills, like perfecting the effortless hover, and refine your rescue skills so you anticipate and easily solve common problems. You’ll gain dive knowledge, management and supervision abilities so you become a role model to divers everywhere.
As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead others as you supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. Whether you want to work at a faraway dive destination or close to home at a local dive shop, the adventure of a lifetime awaits you. PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world – PADI.
Torpedo Rays Scuba is Nova Scotia's only PADI 5 Star IDC, we meet the highest standards PADI has set for Student Training and Dive Centers. Torpedo Rays uses a team approach to training professionals so you learn from multiple instructors allowing you to gain personal insights from varying viewpoints. Our structured training is also flexible enough that you can do the training at your own pace if needed.
We train hundreds of students every year. As a Divemaster Candidate, that means you'll learn from actual dive training and not just simulated courses. Real scenarios, unscripted, as they happen.
One of our student's favourite benefits of training with Torpedo Rays is that we offer work to almost every Divemaster we train. So you can start making money as a professional diver almost immediately. We have the highest paid Divemasters around, and the courses for them to work on.
The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, waterskills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessment, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:
SUPERVISING DIVE ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTING WITH STUDENT DIVERS
DIVER SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
DIVEMASTER CONDUCTED PROGRAMS AND SPECIALIZED SKILLS
BUSINESS OF DIVING AND YOUR CAREER
AWARENESS OF THE DIVE ENVIRONMENT
DIVE SETUP AND MANAGEMENT
MAPPING AN OPEN WATER SITE
CONDUCTING DIVE BRIEFINGS
ORGANIZING A SEARCH AND RECOVERY PROJECT AND A DEEP DIVE
CONDUCTING A SCUBA REVIEW AND SKIN DIVER COURSE
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