When you want to turn pro, it's time to become a Divemaster. Part tour guide, part equipment gopher, part assistant instructor, you'll do it all as a Divemaster.

About the Class

In the Watermanship and Skill Assessment portion, you'll demonstrate your comfort in the water and refine your diving skills to the point of being able to demonstrate them for students. In the Knowledge Development portion, you'll learn more about the theory of diving, including dive planning, dive management and control, supervising students in training, physics, physiology, equipment, skills and environment and dive tables. In the Practical Application portion, you'll work with actual Open Water students in both the confined and open water and lead advanced specialty dives like night and deep dives.

Requirements

You'll need to be 18 or older and PADI Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver certified or equivalent. You need to be in good physical condition for diving and have a diving-medical exam conducted within the last year. You must have a minimum of 40 logged dives to begin the course and have a minimum of 60 logged dives prior to certification. As a Divemaster, you are expected to have your own equipment that is professional, both in appearance as well as performance. (Tanks and weights can be provided.)

Master Scuba Diver

You'll need to be 18 or older and Does a skier stop when he learns the wedge? Is a martial arts student content with his white belt? Of course not, these are only the entry level steps. The same is true with scuba divers. Open Water is scuba’s entry level class. Every diver should aspire to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver. A diver with their Advanced, Rescue, 5 specialty certifications and 50 logged dives earns the prestigious Master Scuba Diver rating. As a Divemaster, you are more than half way there. This is the scuba black belt. Ask about our special Divemaster/MSD package today!

Got Nitrox?

You'll need to be 18 or older and Did you know you can dive longer and safer by adding more oxygen to your air? Plus, many divers have more energy at the end of the dive day. This is called Oxygen Enriched Air or simply Nitrox. You can try Nitrox for 1 of your dives or complete the entire specialty at the same as your Divemaster certification. See our staff for more information.

Get Out of Town!

You'll need to be 18 or older and Dive Utah is always traveling. From our bi-monthly California trips to warm water destinations in the Caribbean or South Pacific, a Dive Utah trip is the perfect place to continue your diving education. Any class taught in Utah can be taught on our trips. See our staff or website for a list of upcoming trips.

Schedule and Price

You'll need to be 18 or older and At Dive Utah, we take pride in our Divemasters. They are highly trained individuals who have many responsibilities from leading local Dive-Alongs to leading California trips. To attain this professional level of diving, the training is both extensive and expensive. The price of our Divemaster course is $700. This includes the PADI Instructor manual, Divemaster manual, Encyclopedia, Divemaster slates, Scuba Tune-Up Guidebook, Pro Logbook and PADI carry bag. The class runs for approximately 4 months, meeting once or twice a week.

Love to dive? Want to share that love with others?
Turn pro with the PADI Divemaster course at Dive Utah!