Divemaster Course at The Dive Outfitters, Edmonton, Alberta

17826 - 107 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Phone: 780.483.0044 Fax: 780.437.8643

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The Divemaster course has been developed to provide leadership training for qualified divers who wish to serve the dive community as a dive guide and to assist with student training. The Divemaster course may be a stepping stone for those wishing to pursue an Instructor rating.

While minimum standards are outlined, The Dive Outfitters takes a very "hands-on" approach with all leadership training. We feel it is not enough to just hand out a textbook and exam.

Candidates for leadership courses will be required to assist with classroom training, pool training, and open water training. They will be directly involved with students and other certified divers while developing their leadership skills. This will not only develop strong leadership and people skills, but candidates will find their own scuba diving skills enhanced greatly by this hands-on experience.

Prerequisites for Divemaster Training

Student must be at least 18 years old
Hold an Advanced Open Water rating or equivalent
Must hold Deep, Navigation, and Night/Limited Visibility Specialties
Trained in diver stress and rescue
Have a current medical examination and approval for diving by a licensed physician
Have completed and logged a minimum of forty, (40) open water dives
Student must have own scuba diving equipment in accordance with type of diving they are participating in

Subject Areas Covered During Training

Standards and procedures
Ethics and professionalism
Risk management
Knowledge development: equipment, physics, physiology, dive tables/computers, dive planning and control, problem solving, communicating, assisting, accident management, emergency procedures
Confined water and open water skills development
Dive leadership

Course fees do not include transportation, accommodation, equipment, air fills, etc.

•	Specialty Diver

This Divemaster manual details the overall knowledge, education, and skills that a candidate seeking professional certification as an SDI Divemaster, TDI Technical Divemaster, or SDI Assistant Instructor is expected to have a firm understanding of. In addition to a total comprehension of the information in this manual, successful completion of this program is required. The Divemaster Manual, paired with the corresponding Knowledge Quest Work Booklet, will assist those interested in accomplishing the Divemaster course. The information and topics explained within this Divemaster course will enable each candidate to make the developmental transition from diver to dive professional.

This product contains all pertinent information necessary to do business as a SDI Instructor. The SDI Standards and Procedures is intended to be an instructor's guide to providing safe and enjoyable training to scuba divers, as well as a reference for the rules and regulations that SDI/TDI/ERDI instructors implement to achieve consistency and quality. This item outlines the vital "core knowledge" that each student needs to achieve their respective certification level. Finally this product is intended to help effectively deliver the skills and knowledge students need. The Standards & Procedures material comes within a full sized SDI Standards and Procedures three-ring binder.