If you want to earn money doing what you like best, this is the place to start. The Divemaster/Ultimate PRO DIVE ScubaMaster Traineeship takes you from absolute beginner up to PADI Divemaster and prepares you for professional work in the recreational dive industry. It also provides you with some of the best diving in Australia.
As a Divemaster you will be a fully trained scuba diver, with the skills and knowledge needed to lead certified divers in open water and to assist an instructor, in the pool and in open water sessions.
If you are planning a career as a PADI professional, this is the first step on the ladder.
You start with your PADI Open Water Diver course, quickly moving on to Advanced, Rescue Diver and Emergency First Response.
If you are already qualified as an entry-level diver when you start, we give you the choice of logging some extra boat dives in your first week or recapping the Open Water course.
With Rescue Diver in the bag you turn your attention to air filling procedures, gas blending and the use of Nitrox.
Next, you start your Divemaster training and assessment - improving your dive knowledge, increasing your experience and fine tuning your skills for the first professional level.
Then we give you some practical training in Retail Dive Centre Management (RDCM). The RDCM syllabus gives you the experience needed for work in any dive school environment. It includes:
- Dive cylinder filling and maintenance - Equipment servicing - High pressure compressor operations - Point of sale administration - 24/7 electronic booking system - Stock control and management
Your final two weeks are a great dive adventure, putting everything you've learned into practice - and having lots of fun! You fly to Cairns for a liveaboard trip, to experience the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and to experrience the levels of professionalism, knowledge and the skills needed for a deckhand on a dive boat.
Then it's back to Sydney for a weekend dive trip along the New South Wales coastline - this time, with customers. You are the Divemaster in charge!
We make sure you have lots of hands-on work experience. In your last week you will be lead lots of dives and also assist on Open Water and Advanced courses . You will graduate from PRO DIVE as a confident, experienced PADI Divemaster.
You train at Manly's PRO DIVE Academy, staying at Queenscliff near one of Sydney's most spectacular beaches. For more information on the training locations use the Destinations link above left.
Pro Dive Cairns, Australia Pro Dive Manly, Australia
Duration
8 weeks
Start date
15 September 2012
End date
9 November 2012
Note
Fly London/Sydney on Thursday 13 Sep - Arrive Sydney for afternoon briefing on the start date, Sat - Training starts on Monday - Course finishes on Thu 8 Nov - Extra dives on Fri if required - Depart by the end date, Saturday
Availability
Available
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What you get
Resettlement funding for UK Forces 60 dives logged PADI Open Water Diver PADI Advanced Open Water PADI Emergency First Response PADI Rescue Diver PADI Nitrox PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider PADI Divemaster PADI DSAT Gas Blender PRO DIVE Retail Dive Centre Mgmt PRO DIVE Compressor Operations PRO DIVE Gear Servicing 101 Program General Purpose Deckhand Divemaster work experience Free online recruitment service
Before you start
You don't need any previous experience
If you are already certified as a diver you can choose to recap the early training or log some extra boat dives in your first week. If you are joining us as a Rescue Diver, you can skip the first two weeks and join the course in week three. Download Key Facts opposite for the course schedule
You should provide your own mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, knife, torch, SMB, whistle, pocket mask, slate and dive bags
What next
With a PADI Divemaster certificate you will be eligible for entry level jobs in idyllic locations worldwide
Organise, conduct and supervise recreational diving activities
Assist PADI Instructors with teaching divers
Supervise training and recreational diving activities, by planning, organising and directing dives
To work as a PADI professional, be prepared to buy insurance costing AUD 200-300 a year
If you are serious about a diving career you should go on to qualify as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. Search again for Dive Instructor/PRO DIVE Premium Scuba Instructor Traineeship
Included in the price
A shared room in self-catering accommodation at Queenscliff, all PADI publications and application fees, unlimited use of tanks, weights and airfills.
Single occupancy on request
Extras to pay for locally: rental of BCD and regulator (AUD 250 per week)
