PADI Divemaster Course
The Divemaster Course is the first level of leadership in the PADI system and is the entry level for PADI professional membership. The objective of this course is to train divers as supervisory personnel and dive guides. The course content is dependent upon the chosen method of training. There are two options, the first being an intensive two week course whereby the academic subjects have been studied prior to arrival.
A better option,which we highly recomend, is an Internship over a period of time, where the student is able to assist an Instructor with client courses and gain a greater understanding of the preparatory work required before attending an Instructor Development Course.
PADI Assistant Instructor Course
The Assistant Instructor Course will enhance your certified assistant teaching skills and provide further preparation for attending an Instructor Development Course. You will assist an Instructor with both academic and in water sessions on Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Rescue Courses.
Both the above courses are available at all times throughout the year, please contact us for more information and the costs of the courses and associated items like accommodation.
PADI Instructor Development Course
The next step is the Instructor Development Course (IDC) leading to the Instructor Examination (IE).
Gozo Aqua Sports runs an IDC twice a year in Marsalforn, Gozo, Malta, which links into an IE taken in Malta. We arrange everything you need for this course, please contact us for details and dates of next course.
The PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the final step towards becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. During the IDC you’ll learn to use and apply the PADI System of diver education to train recreational scuba divers. PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors can conduct a broad range of PADI programs from PADI Discover Scuba Diving through to the PADI Divemaster course.
Gozo Aqua Sports is a PADI Instructor Development Centre and we have been training PADI Instructors for over 10 years.
Clive Albon, our PADI Course Director, has over 2500 PADI Instructor level certifications and is one of only 61 PADI Platinum Course Directors in the world.
During the IDC you learn techniques for teaching knowledge development, confined water training and open water training for the full range of PADI courses.
The duration of the course is 7 days, and all of our courses are scheduled to precede a PADI Instructor Examination.
During the IDC you will be teaching presentations in the classroom, confined water and open water. You will also cover how to organise and conduct the various PADI courses and marketing and customer service issues. We’ll also explore risk management, legal matters relating to diving and dive centre operations.
Following the IDC we run a PADI Master Scuba Trainer Preparation course, were you will learn how to teach at least 5 PADI Specialty Courses. This program runs over 2-3 days. If you do the program with our Course Director you’ll be able to teach the courses as soon as you become an instructor.
We also regularly conduct EFR Instructor courses. Following the 1 day course you’ll be able to teach EFR Primary and Secondary, and Care for Children courses.
Prerequisites
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Be certified as a PADI Divemaster or a PADI Assistant Instructor or be an instructor in good standing with another training organisation for at least six months (check with a PADI Course Director or Contact Us for qualifying credentials).
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Be certified as an Emergency First Response Instructor (before IE).
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Be at least 18 years old.
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Be certified as a divier for at least six months.
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Have 60 logged dives that include experience in night, deep and navigation diving to participate in the Instructor Development Course. You'll need 100 logged dives to take the Instructor Exams.
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Have proof of CPR and First Aid training within the last 24 months. The Emergency Response course meets this requirement.
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Be fit for diving and submit a Medical Statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Required Materials
- PADI Instructor Manual
- PADI's Guide to Teaching
- PADI Speciality Course Instructor Manual, or these speciality course instructor guides: Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation
- PADI Open Water Diver Manual
- Recreational Dive Planner - RDP Table and eRDPml, including Instructions for Use booklets.
- How to Use and Choose Dive Computers book
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exam booklet
- Adventures in Diving Manual
- PADI Rescue Diver Manual
- Rescue Diver Final Exams booklet
- PADI Divemaster Manual
- Divemaster Final Exams booklet
- Aquatic Cue Cards for Open Water Diver, Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver, Divemaster and Discover Scuba Diving.
- Confined Water Lesson Preparation slate
- Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning slate
- The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving
- Diving Knowledge Workbook or eRecord for Dive Theory Online
We can arrange shipment of any materials to you before the course. You will need to allocate approximately 3 days to complete the 16 knowledge reviews in the candidate workbook.
Equipment
You will be required to use full sets of scuba equipment as required by PADI standards. If you need to hire any kit for the course it is available at very reasonable prices.
We have a dedicated equipment service department to solve any problems during the course.
Costs
Please contact us for cost of the course and associate items like accommodation.