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Elite Scuba: Divemaster
Divemaster: ISO24801-3Want to make scuba diving a part time or full time career? Then become a RAID Divemaster.
Divemaster is the first professional level in scuba diving. If you love scuba diving, becoming a divemaster will take your diving to a whole new level. This is where the beach becomes your office! Surround yourself vibrant people, sunshine and adventure and do what you love for a living! Becoming a RAID Divemaster opens your career to traveling to exotic destinations. If you're still not satisfied, jump on a yacht or a cruise liner doing what you love to do!
Well trained and competent Divemasters are essential to any scuba diving business. Therefore, it is important that you choose your trainers and mentors carefully - to ensure that you get the best quality and training that you can.
RAID Divemaster Prerequisites:
- Be a minimum of 18 years old.
- Be a certified RAID Master Rescue Diver or equivalent from a recognised training agency.
- Have a minimum of 15 logged hours underwater and 45 dives in open water using open circuit. At least 35 of these must be completed after Explorer 30 or Advanced 35.
- Have RAID Nitrox and Deep 40 certifications or equivalent from a recognised training agency.
- Have logged experience in Navigation and Night / Limited visibility Diving.
- Submit current CPR + First Aid and Oxygen Provider certifications.
- Medical signed by Doctor stating that candidate is fit to dive.
What does the course entail:
Pool session and Theory training:
Surface Stamina:
- 600m swim any style under 20min
- Snorkel 800m nonstop (mask, fins and snorkel) under 20min
- Tread water in bathing suit for 15min. Last 3min hands out of water.
- Full Scuba – Tow tired diver 150m under 6min
Under water Stamina:
- 25m Swim Underwater with one breath.
- Buddy breathing from single air source and exchange full equipment.
- No mask air share
- Hover, remove mask and replace without moving more that 1 m up or down
Knot workshop
Basic Cylinder filling workshop
Skill demonstration
Mapping project
Risk Management
Phase 1- Assisting in various course programs.
Phase 2: Leadership programs
What is included in your course cost:
- International registration and online theory
- 15 Training Ocean dives
- All Pool training sessions
- Lecture/ question and answer sessions
- Personal Instructor
- Air Fills and Hard Gear Rental
Full course cost: R17 000 all inclusive
