Course Fee: £425.00

The Divemaster course is the first step to becoming a Professional Diving Instructor as it is the first professional level qualification within the PADI system. However, many keen divers embark on this valuable and challenging course simply to attain recognition of their diving abilities and to enable them to act as official assistants to PADI instructors or to be dive leaders in their own right.

During the course you will expand your knowledge of diving theory and your diving skills to a professional teaching standard. Divemaster candidates are involved in the training of Open Water students and assist in the planning and supervising of other diving activities.
This provides candidates with 'hands-on' experience in real life situations that will prove invaluable to those candidates choosing to embark on the Instructor Development Course or wishing to provide the highest quality Divemaster assistance.

The PADI Divemaster course consists of three modules: Knowledge Development, Water Skills and Stamina and Practical application. You will progress through all the three modules simultaneously based upon the course schedule you and your Instructor agree on. The schedule will depend on your needs and the amount of time you have available for diving. There are certain course requirements and some portions of the course must be completed before others.

Twelve topics make up the Knowledge Development module. You’ll cover these topics through independent study, projects and discussions as well as Instructor presentations. Your independent study will include reading the Divemaster manual and completing the Knowledge reviews, plus use of materials such as the PADI Divemaster video, all versions of the ERDP, the Diving Knowledge workbook, the Business of Diving book, PADI speciality videos, the Open Water Diver CD-Rom and other materials listed throughout the manual.

Your Instructor will also hold informal discussions throughout the course to provide more information, to check your progress and to give you an opportunity to discuss and ask questions about what you are learning.

The water skills and stamina module has two goals - to develop and evaluate your overall water skills and stamina, and to improve on your existing scuba skills. You will also refresh your rescue skills.

The practical application module allows you to learn divemaster skills. You will begin by completing four required training exercises; a mapping project of a dive site, an underwater problem solving exercise, implementing a divemaster conducted program and managing a dive accident scenario.

After the required training exercises, you'll have a chance to develop and practise divemaster skills with student divers and actual divers, under instructor supervision.

Please Note:

Course Fee: £375.00 AI or OWSI £600.00 IDC Complete

The IDC is the gateway to becoming a Professional Diving Instructor with the worlds most widely recognised Scuba Diving teaching qualification. There are two components; the Assistant Instructor course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor program. These may be completed separately or combined in a full Instructor Development Course program.

Successful completion of the IDC curriculum qualifies Instructor Candidates to attend the PADI Instructor Examination (I.E.) which is conducted independently by PADI central office staff.

Our Course Director and Master Instructor IDC Staff put every effort into making the IDC sessions Fun & Enjoyable – relieving stress and helping you meet the challenge of studying whilst having a fun along the way! We enjoy the course ourselves and seeing you develop into a professional and believe this will be apparent to you.

Success on the IE isn’t the primary focus – it is just a stepping stone on the way to life as a PADI Pro…. Our goal is to make you an Excellent Instructor!

We put several extra curricular sessions into our IDC programs to make sure that when you reach the Instructor Exams you’ll feel that IE stands for "It’s Easy !"

IDC PREPARATION

You’ve made a major lifestyle decision to become a PADI Instructor – so you need to get ready in advance to ensure that the training is as stress free as possible and you can enjoy the fun…

There are two areas of pre requisite study that ensure your success on the IDC:

IDC KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT

Primarily using the IDC Candidate Workbook & the PADI Instructor Manual, you need to complete 16 Knowledge reviews prior to attending the A.I. course or full I.D.C. This gives you an understanding of the PADI system and prepares you for active participation in the Instructor Development program. You will need to refer to sections in PADI student manuals for Open Water / Adventures in Diving / Rescue Diver / Divemaster, as well as articles in the "Best of the UnderSea Journal", "Law and the Diving Professional" and"The Business of Diving".

DIVE THEORY REVISION

You need to come to the IDC having reviewed the key areas of Dive Theory Knowledge covered on the PADI Divemaster course. This is best achieved using the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving and Diving Knowledge Workbook to review the five key topics :
PHYSICS
PHYSIOLOGY
EQUIPMENT SKILLS & ENVIRONMENT
DECOMPRESSION THEORY & RDP
As part of an IDC you have to pass exams in these subjects to successfully complete your training prior to attending a PADI Instructor Examination.
Our IDC Staff will be available throughout the program to provide assistance and corrective coaching in these areas at no extra cost…

but you need to come prepared !

Want an IDC but lack a CD? IDC SPECIAL! WANT TO BECOME A DIVING INSTRUCTOR??

Why not join us in South Africa from 26th Nov to 10th Dec, taking your instructor examinations in Sodwana bay,
close to the Mozambican border.

If you book before October 1st, you can do 4 instructor specialities and get a 5th one free, if you book 8 specialities,
you get one free plus your Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) course for free, a must qualification for
any sought after instructor!

Also enjoy the clear, warm waters, raggie tooth sharks, tiger sharks, manta rays and much more.

Email or phone us for more information, numbers are filling up..........

Leybourne Lake Dive Centre is operated in conjunction with who are expert in facilitating Instructor Development Courses in 3rd party dive centres.

Our team led by Course Director Martin Morgans is currently responsible for instructor level training on three continents!

If you are a PADI 5 star centre or resort and you want to achieve IDC status we can assist you not only with the application process, but with marketing and developing your IDC business.

Having got the business to your dive resort or centre we can come to you and under your corporate banner teach an entire IDC and follow on programs to your specification. Certain PADI rules and requirements apply.

During the IDC our staff can teach AI and OWSI, whilst also completing any Staff Instructor training you might require. Post IDC a full selection of continuing education courses are available including every recognised speciality, plus DSAT Tec Deep, EFR and the DAN O2 family of qualifications.

staff can also teach Handicapped Scuba Association Instructor courses.

Our pool of Course Directors and Master Instructors gives us the flexibility to supply just the right mix of staff to exactly meet the needs of your courses.

Understandably fees vary, so please contact us to discuss your needs and the options available. Remember, our diary fills quickly, so an early call is advisable.

We can even be commissioned to be on standby to cover a course should it occur and on retainer will guarantee staff availability.

So advertise your IDC today, take the opportunity to develop your own staff and raise the status of your operation in the process.

and you, together a great team.