Call 203-333-3483 or email orbitdive@aol.com
Dear Diver,
Thank you for your interest in our upcoming PADI Divemaster Course. Designed as a PADI leadership rating, the course will provide the participant the opportunity to review basic diving concepts, learn dive operations, dive supervision, dive planning, legal responsibilities, emergency procedures, beach/boat diving, night diving, limited visibility diving, rescue, deep and simulated decompression diving. The participant will also have the opportunity to deliver pre and post dive briefings along with problem solving exercises during each dive.
The course will meet one or two nights a week for a minimum of five to six classroom sessions and one to two pool sessions. Required boat dives are included with tanks, weight belts and weights. Not included in the course fee is the PADI Divemaster registration fee (about $75.00), Divemaster Insurance (about $295.00), personal diving equipment and PADI Divemaster Crew Pack ($395.00).
PREREQUISITES FOR FULL CERTIFICATION:
- Minimum age 18 with a minimum of 20 personally logged dives to begin the course (need 60 for certification).
- PADI Rescue Diver Certification or equiv.
- Current Medic First Aid, Emergency First Responder or nationally recognized First Aid/CPR certification. Although the above is required to gain full certification, the student can be working on those goals while enrolled in the Divemaster program.
- Medical form signed by a physician within the last 12 months required for certification.
Student must complete the PADI Divemaster e learning course. This can be purchased at PADI.com
CLASSROOM SESSIONS: To be announced
POOL SESSIONS: Student must attend and assist in at least 6 Open Water pool sessions
OPEN WATER TRAINING DIVES: Student must participate and assist in at least 6 Open Water training dives.
COURSE FEE: To be Announced
Thank you for your interest in this exciting leadership program. I will be acting as Course Director and will give you a full run down of all the course requirements and schedule at the first class meeting (BRING YOUR CALENDARS TO ORIENTATION!). I’ll be looking forward to seeing you at our first class meeting.
Capt Noel Voroba/Instructor