Dive Training / Dive Master

Cairns is one of the most popular places in the world where people learn to dive during their holiday. Dive schools in Cairns usually have regular open water classes with many students.

For those who want to become dive professionals, it is the ideal place to learn how to teach diving as there are so many students learning each day. Safety comes first. But also quality and efficiency are to be learned here. To assist an instructor in a large open water class prepares you well for "the real life" out there.

Taking a divemaster course in Cairns is a great way to gain experience. Also, it is a good base if you wish to continue to an instructor course. Most courses offered in Cairns are PADI courses. The course is at least 17 days long, but plan for 21 days, to be on the safe side. Part of the course is to assist an instructor in teaching 2 Open Water courses. When available you may also assist in Advanced and Rescue courses.

You get 2 live aboard dive trips (each 3 days/2 nights long) to the Great Barrier Reef. During these trips you will get up to 20 dives. Some are training dives and some just recreational dives.

During the course you get familiar with the diver training process and you will gain an awareness of typical student problems. Also you will learn how to supervise and control divers in general. You will learn to perform diving skills to demonstration level and, of course, you learn a lot of theory and take written exams. You need to be pretty fit too, as there are a few swimming tests.

  Minimum requirements are:

• You should be at least 18 years old
• Have a PADI Rescue Diver certification
• A valid diving medical to Australian standard
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• No less than 20 logged Scuba Dives when starting the Divemaster course, but to complete the PADI Divemaster certification you will need to have completed 60 logged Scuba Dives.

Price for the 17-day Divemaster Course costs AU$ 1995 (from April 2010). Please e-mail us if you are interested in this course.