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DIVEMASTER 
COURSE

Course Overview

Want to become a PADI Pro? 

The PADI Divemaster course is the first level of professional training. Working closely with your mentoring Dive Instructor and Bali Diving Academy’s experienced team, you’ll fine tune your dive skills and refine your rescue skills so you can anticipate and easily solve common problems. You’ll gain diving knowledge, management and supervision abilities so you can efficiently plan and guide dives and become a role model to divers everywhere.

As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead others as you supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world – PADI.

What will you learn?

The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions with your mentoring instructor, Watermanship skills exercises and workshops, and hands on practical assessment, you will develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba activities.

Topics and practical workshops include:

  • The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
  • Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
  • Diver safety and risk management
  • Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
  • Business of diving and your career
  • Awareness of the dive environment
  • Dive setup and management
  • Mapping an open water site
  • Conducting dive briefings
  • Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
  • Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
  • Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs

What scuba gear will you use?

As a dive professional, you will need

  • All Basic Scuba Equipment
  • Dive Computer
  • Dive Knife
  • Surface Signaling Device

During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you’ll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags, and slates.

This is your time to start building your personal set of gear.

Need gear? Get in touch with us

What does a Typical Day look like?

The program runs 7 days a week and all interns are entitled to 1 day off per week or 4 days off per month. These days can be accumulated if you require a few days off in a row. 

The average day begins at 07:30 and ends around 17:30. Your time will be split between the following tasks:

  • Courses – assist Instructors with a variety of courses, from Discover Scuba Diving to Rescue Diver, both in the pool, classroom and open water.  In the beginning you will only observe, but as you progress, you will help to demonstrate skills as well as lead student divers on dives, under the supervision of the Instructor.
  • Fundives – assist Divemasters in preparing for dive trips for certified divers and follow them on the dives.  Learn exactly what is involved in planning a dive trip and how to organize all the logistics as well as safety protocols. Once your Instructor deems you ready, you will also get the opportunity to lead certified divers on dives.
  • Snorkeling – learn how to organize a day of snorkeling for novices, what logistics have to be arranged and what safety equipment is needed.
  • Office Time – Help the dive team in the office with equipment maintenance and repair, sales and bookings, data entry and analysis, independent study, customer relations and sales.
  • Beer Time – Enjoy the rest of the day in paradise!

Why should you choose us? 

Bali Diving Academy is a multi award 5 star Instructor Development Center with 4 dive shops in Bali’s top diving destinations including Nusa Lembongan, Tulamben, Pemuteran and Sanur. We’ve been in operation since 1991 with a 100% safety record and are pioneers in diving in Bali. We have a multilingual team and as a Dive Master in Training you will work closely with multiple instructors and experienced dive guides to help prepare you to become a dive professional.

Do you need extra dives or courses to start your DM? 

Enjoy 25% on any extra course and 40% on extra fun dives needed to reach 40 logged dives.

Divemaster Certified

Duration

  • 4 weeks (certified diver) 
  • + 2 weeks optional warm up (special rate package tailor made based on diver experience)

Academic and Practical 

  • Skill Circuits
  • Knowledge Development
  • Knowledge Reviews & Exams
  • DM Workshops
  • Deep Diver Workshop
  • Search & Recovery Workshop
  • Water Assessments (swim tests)
  • Underwater Mapping Project
  • Emergency Assistance Plan (EAP)

Included (in the basic Divemaster course)

  • PADI Divemaster Digital Crew Pack + slates (value of 340 us$)
  • Scuba equipment rental but as a professional we encourage to have your own equipment
  • All Transportation to Dive Sites
  • Minimum of 20 dives guaranteed (but more are likely to happen)
  • Mentoring by Experienced PADI Instructor (5 star IDC Dive center)
  • All Taxes

Excluded (in the basic Divemaster course)

  • Accomodation
  • Meals when not on boat activity
  • padi membership fee to be paid directly to padi

Dives

  • Include all required Divemaster course dives and more.

Prerequisites

  • Age 18+
  • Certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent (if you still need these certifications we can offer you a course package rate if you do them with us)
  • 40 Logged Dives
  • EFR Primary and Secondary Care certification (training completerd within the last 24 months (*could be done with Bali Diving Academy)
  • Medically evaluated and cleared for diving by a physician within 12 months

Location

  • Nusa Lembongan / Nusa Penida
  • Pemuteran / Menjangan

Divemaster Training Program (Nusa Lembongan or Pemuteran)

4 weeks

Divemaster Training Program (SANUR)

4 weeks

Itinerant Divemaster course

4 Weeks in our Dive centers all around Bali

(Pemuteran – Tulamben -Sanur – Nusa Lembongan)

The locations and duration of each stay will be based on activities

Marine Protected Area Project – Divemaster internship in Marine Biology Lembongan

6 Weeks + 2 optional weeks warmup (when additional courses or dives are required)

Reef Check Eco Diver Divemaster Internship Permuteran  

5 Weeks + 2 optional weeks warmup (when additional courses or dives are required)

PADI DIVEMASTER COURSE

Course Overview

Want to become a PADI Pro? 

The PADI Divemaster course is the first level of professional training. Working closely with your mentoring Dive Instructor and Bali Diving Academy’s experienced team, you’ll fine tune your dive skills and refine your rescue skills so you can anticipate and easily solve common problems. You’ll gain diving knowledge, management and supervision abilities so you can efficiently plan and guide dives and become a role model to divers everywhere.

As a PADI Divemaster, you’ll lead others as you supervise scuba diving activities and assist with diver training. PADI Divemasters are respected dive professionals who are aligned with the largest and most respected dive organization in the world – PADI.

What will you learn?

The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions with your mentoring instructor, Watermanship skills exercises and workshops, and hands on practical assessment, you will develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba activities.

Topics and practical workshops include:

  • The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster
  • Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
  • Diver safety and risk management
  • Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills
  • Business of diving and your career
  • Awareness of the dive environment
  • Dive setup and management
  • Mapping an open water site
  • Conducting dive briefings
  • Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
  • Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
  • Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs

What scuba gear will you use?

As a dive professional, you will need

  • All Basic Scuba Equipment
  • Dive Computer
  • Dive Knife
  • Surface Signaling Device

During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you’ll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags, and slates.

This is your time to start building your personal set of gear.

Need gear? Get in touch with us

What does a Typical Day look like?

The program runs 7 days a week and all interns are entitled to 1 day off per week or 4 days off per month. These days can be accumulated if you require a few days off in a row. 

The average day begins at 07:30 and ends around 17:30. Your time will be split between the following tasks:

  • Courses – assist Instructors with a variety of courses, from Discover Scuba Diving to Rescue Diver, both in the pool, classroom and open water.  In the beginning you will only observe, but as you progress, you will help to demonstrate skills as well as lead student divers on dives, under the supervision of the Instructor.
  • Fundives – assist Divemasters in preparing for dive trips for certified divers and follow them on the dives.  Learn exactly what is involved in planning a dive trip and how to organize all the logistics as well as safety protocols. Once your Instructor deems you ready, you will also get the opportunity to lead certified divers on dives.
  • Snorkeling – learn how to organize a day of snorkeling for novices, what logistics have to be arranged and what safety equipment is needed.
  • Office Time – Help the dive team in the office with equipment maintenance and repair, sales and bookings, data entry and analysis, independent study, customer relations and sales.
  • Beer Time – Enjoy the rest of the day in paradise!

Why should you choose us? 

Bali Diving Academy is a multi award 5 star Instructor Development Center with 4 dive shops in Bali’s top diving destinations including Nusa Lembongan, Tulamben, Pemuteran and Sanur. We’ve been in operation since 1991 with a 100% safety record and are pioneers in diving in Bali. We have a multilingual team and as a Dive Master in Training you will work closely with multiple instructors and experienced dive guides to help prepare you to become a dive professional.

Do you need extra dives or courses to start your DM? 

Enjoy 25% on any extra course and 40% on extra fun dives needed to reach 40 logged dives.

Divemaster Certified

We offer 3 types of Divemaster training Program:

Divemaster Trainee Program

(1 month )

staying on location or all around Bali

Marine Protected Area Project – Divemaster internship , In Nusa Lembongan

( 6 weeks )

DMT Biorock Eco-diver Divemaster Internship ,in Permuteran

(5 weeks)

Q & A

About Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida

Lembongan is a diver, surfer, and yogi paradise only a 30-minute boat ride from southeast Bali and ideally located only 1 hour away from the Denpasar International Airport. It is part of the Klungkung Regency district which includes the three islands of Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan, and Nusa Penida.

Nusa Lembongan is around 8 square kilometers with around 5,000 inhabitants. In 2010 Nusa Penida was named an MPA (Marine Protected Area) by the 41 local villages and a strong community effort, one year later it was recognized by the Indonesian government. As a part of the district of Bali, it is rich in Hindu culture with many temples to visit and ceremonies to attend throughout the year. The people are among the friendliest in the world and are very welcoming to all visitors and proud to show off their beautiful island. It is off the beaten Bali track, but it is an adventure seekers dream with world-class diving, cliff jumping, hiking, surfing, and yoga. Bali is only a 30-minute boat ride away and filled with shopping, beaches, nightlife, and a number of adventure activities. 

 

Diving in the Penida Marine Park

Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan have quickly become a dive destination because of its year round sightings of manta rays and the seasonal appearance of the famous Mola Mola (Sunfish). Divers travel from around the world to dive the famous dive sites of Blue Corner, Crystal Bay, and Manta Point. You’re best chance to see the Mola Mola are during the months of July to September, while manta rays are spotted year round at their favorite cleaning and feeding stations along Nusa Penida’s cliffs.

The water temperatures can range from 16 degrees to 30 degrees with cold upwelling’s arriving in June bringing nutrient rich waters from the depths of the Lombok straight. The majority of our dives are drift dives, where we jump off the boat and drift with the current until our dive is complete and the boat crew picks us up wherever we surface. The fast current draws in the large sharks and rays as it is easier for them to breathe. The ocean surrounding the three islands are a MPA (Marine Protected Area) with many research projects and conservation initiative helping to protect the land and sea park.

What’s the next step?

Apply online today! We have a short application process so we can get to know each other better. We have limited spaces available and can not guarantee course dates until the deposit has been received. Then you will register for the Divemaster Online course and start learning right away. Complete the medical statement and Questionnaire before arriving in Bali to ensure you are medically fit for a dive professional.

OTHER COURSES SECTION

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2 WEEK MARINE BIOLOGY PROGRAM

Learn about conservation while doing your Bali Divemaster course in the Marine Protected Area of Nusa Penida and Lembongan!

CONTACT US

    TESTIMONIALS

    If we could give 6 stars, we would
     
    Our experience with Bali Diving Academy was absolutely wonderful. As a first time diver, I was a bit nervous about the whole adventure, but Karin and her amazing team made me feel very comfortable and definitely transmitted their passion for diving.
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    Aurélie Lemay
    Tripadvisor Pemutern 2022
    Excellent PADI open water certification !
     
    I had an excellent experience completing my PADI open water certification at Bali Diving Academy. The team is very experienced and thorough in their training. In the open water dives I had the chance to see some amazing coral reefs, an octopus, manta rays and lots of colorful fish! I’d recommend completing an open water certification here!!!
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    Amanda Fleming
    Tripadvisor Lembongan 2022
    Safe, fun, 10/10!
     
    My brother and I completed our Advanced Open Water PADI dive course with Bali Dive Academy Pemuteran and loved it! Edi was our instructor doing a fantastic job explaining dive concepts and checking in on us during our dives. The equipment was very well maintained and I felt very safe using it. To top it all off the entire atmosphere of the dive shop was lovely, super relaxed and airy. They also have a great outdoor seating area next to a partner cafe that is absolutely scrumptious (they also offer vegan options!). Overall I highly recommend Bali Dive Academy Pemuteran!
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    Mika
    Tripadvisor Pemuteran 2022

     

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