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PADI Divemaster
Professional levelPADI Certified

PADI Divemaster

Turn your passion into a profession — lead certified divers, assist with training and share the underwater world.

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Taught by Clay Raborn
PADI Master Instructor · Owner
Meet the team

What's included

✓PADI Divemaster eLearning and course materials
✓Skill workshops, water-skills assessments and a practical internship assisting real classes
✓Clay's personal mentoring throughout
✓Guidance on PADI membership and professional insurance (paid to PADI separately)

Who it's for

This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.

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PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent)Plus a current EFR / CPR & First Aid certification within 24 months
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Minimum age 18Professional-level rating
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40 logged dives to start, 60 to certifyExperience in a range of conditions helps
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Medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 monthsRequired by PADI for every professional candidate

What you'll learn

Knowledge development

✓The role and characteristics of a PADI Divemaster
✓Supervising diving activities and assisting with student divers
✓Dive theory: physics, physiology, equipment, the environment and decompression theory
✓Risk management, dive business basics and the PADI system

Water skills and practical

✓Stamina exercises and a 24-skill demonstration-quality circuit
✓Rescue assessment
✓Dive site set-up, briefings, mapping and search-and-recovery scenarios
✓Assisting on real Open Water and continuing-education classes

Frequently asked questions

Most candidates take two to four months, working around their own schedule. The internship portion happens as real classes run, so the pace is yours.

Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Pool training

Confined-water skills with an instructor, scheduled with you — we’ll confirm the pool date and what to bring.

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Open water checkout dives

Finish your certification at a local dive site. Real diving, real skills.

Ready?

Ready to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.

Contact for pricing →Call 318-455-4975

Already certified? PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step.