SDI Divemaster

The SDI Divemaster Course is your first step into the role of dive professional, educator, and role model within our industry. If you’re looking to take this professional step, or just want to vastly improve your diving ability, this course is for you; be aware, however, that this is a fairly intensive 10 day course, that will challenge you both physically and mentally. As such, prepare to be incredibly satisfied by its end. 

This course is designed to enhance you not only as a diver, but as a leader, with the confidence to take charge of the multitude of diving situations you may find yourself encountering. Large emphasis is placed on strategies and techniques for group control, and mastering dive site navigation, operation preparation, dive planning, and public speaking, be it briefing, debriefing or communicating your sport in a professional manner.

Drawing upon the vast experience of the staff of instructors and dive professionals at Dive Spear Sport, who have both operated and worked across Australia and the world, you will find yourself in extremely capable hands. It is important to note that by enrolling, you are buying a course NOT a certification; you will be required first to demonstrate professional ability by conclusion of your class, be signed off by your instructor, and then purchase separately your active professional membership with SDI (your instructor will explain this process). 

10-DAY COURSE INCLUDES:

eLearning Modules

Classroom Sessions 

Pool Sessions

12x Ocean Training Dives

Our 10 Day SDI Divemaster Course runs over four weeks. Please note our calendar only shows the first weekend of the course.

Our courses are conducted with a maximum 4:1 student:instructor ratio, with a focus on quality individual and team skill-development. We are one of the very few centres that teach neutral buoyancy first – see why and how HERE. 

Pre-Requisites

1. SDI Medical Questionnaire - signed of by a diving doctor www.divespearandsport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SDI-Medical-Questionnaire.pdf

2.  Minimum age 18

3.  SDI Advanced Adventures, SDI Rescue Diver, SDI Deep Diver or Equivalent.

4.  Able to demonstrate the following swimming ability: 800m swim w/ MSF in <17min; 400m swim, any stroke, non-stop, without swimming aids in <10min

5.  Provide proof of current CPR, First AID and Oxygen Provider

6.  Provide evidence of at least 40 logged dives (60 logged dives required for certification) 

7.  Provide experience in Night diving and Underwater Navigation (logged dives or certification)

7.  DSS Boat and Course Liability Release 

8.  SDI Leader Application