FAQs.

So this is a huge perk of our PADI Divemaster Course / Internship. Besides all the mandatory dives you’ll need to do during the course, we offer free unlimited diving so you can actually dive as much as you’d like.

Yes you can. As all diving organisations follow a standardised program under ISO standards, if you obtain any type of diving qualification equivalent to those under PADI, you’ll be able to enrol in our Divemaster programs. Please let us know your diving qualification so that we can tailor the course content to your needs.

The price on our website for the PADI Divemaster Internship includes every PADI course you’ll need to take to reach PADI Divemaster from being an unqualified scuba diver meaning you haven’t taken any official scuba diving courses before (excluding DSD or Bubblemaker). Therefore, if you are already PADI qualified to a certain level, you won’t need to take all the courses in the internship and you won’t need to pay the full price. Your internship will only include the prices for the course you’ll need to take.

Contact us for more information or a quote if this applies to you.

Yes this is totally possible. As we are a team of experienced instructors, we are trained to teach all the PADI diving specialities. Please reach out to us if you have any in mind. The recommended specialities that you should take to help you get ahead in the PADI Divemaster Course are Deep and Nitrox.

As you will technically be in training, you will not need a work permit to do your PADI Divemaster Course / Internship. Also if you choose to continue working as a Divemaster in Moalboal, a work permit is not required.

There are a couple fees that aren’t included in the PADI Divemaster Course / Internship. These are:

1. Equipment rental: 4 000 PHP for the duration of the course
2. PADI Membership fee after certification: 260 AUD

Yes the age limit for the PADI Divemaster Course is 18 years old. If you are older than 45 years old, it is mandatory that you provide a medical statement that you are fit and well to undertake the PADI Divemaster Course.

PADI is a world renowned dive organisation and the largest in the world. All qualifications under PADI including the PADI Divemaster qualification is recognised worldwide and you will be able to apply for jobs in any country with this.

The PADI Divemaster eLearning consists of 9 chapters all each containing a knowledge review. There are also two exams in eLearning to clarify your understanding of Dive theory and all other chapters. It is a sizable amount of theory and normally takes around 1-2 weeks to complete.

It is recommended that you at least make a good start with eLearning before the course starts so that your attention can be put to the practical side of the course.

Yes this is totally possible. You can sign up to do some fun dives before the start of the course if you require. What’s also great is that unlimited fun dives are included as part of the PADI Divemaster Course meaning you won’t need to pay extra to grab a tank, buddy up and get in the water whenever you wish.

Yes we do accept referrals. All you’ll need to provide is your PADI Divemaster referral form which contains information on the parts of the course that have been signed off and completed and the parts that haven’t. If you are unsure what this document is and need advice, feel free to contact us for more information.

On our website, we have stated the recommended completion time for the PADI Divemaster Course as 4 to 6 weeks and the PADI Divemaster Internship as 2 to 3 months. This time period is based on providing enough time for you to both help you pass all the requirements of the course and to allow you to gain work experience in the dive shop and increase your dive count.

We wouldn’t suggest completing the course/internship any shorter than this as it would be too intense, though if you wish to take a bit longer, we can discuss and come up with a plan that works around your schedule.

As you can imagine, the physical demands of the PADI Divemaster Course does require a certain level of fitness. You won’t need to be an Olympic athlete or train a lot for the course, but it is a requirement that you are able to swim 400m comfortably and have enough strength to carry 2 full dive tanks over a short distance (100 metres or so). 

It may be useful to practice your swimming prior to the course if you aren’t already confident.

It’s not a requirement to have your own full set of scuba gear as equipment can be provided to you during your PADI Divemaster Course at our dive shop, but we do expect you to have a few pieces of scuba gear at Divemaster level. At minimum these include:

• Mask, fins and snorkel
• Dive computer 
• Safety equipment: whistle, dive knife, SMB and reel.
• Exposure clothing for diving e.g. rashguard, shorts, scuba top or 2/3mm wetsuit

On top of this, we have a comprehensive list of all the scuba gear needed as a dive professional in our blog post What Diving Equipment Should I Own as a PADI Divemaster? these can be accumulated during your time in training or whilst working as a PADI Divemaster.

If you need any assistance on what dive equipment to purchase, feel free to contact us and we can help you.

Technically you can, though being a PADI Divemaster candidate does mean you are also working alongside your course. You’ll be expected to be at the dive shop most mornings even if you aren’t there to do your training. The reason for this is for you to gain experience and have a chance to see how the runnings of a dive shop looks like. You can also gain additional skills like admin work, maintaing dive equipment or even how to fill up tanks. Also you can help out with the boat crew and get experience working on our dive boat.

If you have to work part time with the course, it’ll be best to let us know so that we can cater the course around your schedule. It may just mean that completing the course will take longer than expected.

During the PADI Divemaster Course, you’ll be assigned a mentor, a PADI Instructor who will be with you for most of the course. They will oversee everything and be the person who signs off your skills. However, it is important to gain experience with as many instructors as possible to diversify your learning and broaden your knowledge. Therefore at Dive Pro Career, you’ll be working alongside our team of instructors and divemasters to help you assist your learning.

Once you have completed your PADI Divemaster Course with us, you’ll be fully ready to start your dive professional career as a PADI Divemaster. Finding work can be a bit daunting, but at Dive Pro Career, we can offer support and advice in finding work, especially from our contacts of dive shops /resorts around South East Asia. 

You’ll also have access to the PADI Pro site upon qualification where you can upload your CV, search for jobs and look for upcoming work in any location of the world you wish. 

On top of this, we also like to keep our PADI Divemaster candidates for a while after qualifying to work at our dive shop. This will enable you to gain more work experience and contacts that may help you down the line of your career. Also if you are interested in becoming a PADI Dive Instructor, we also offer contacts to recommended IDC centres in the Philippines.

The structure of our PADI Divemaster Course is tailored to you. We don’t have an official schedule as the PADI Divemaster is a comprehensive course and we understand that each individual will wish to complete the course and learn at their own pace. We undertake our courses using the PADI curriculum. The main thing we encourage, is that our students to be at the dive shop most mornings from around 8am to assist with the day to day runnings of the dive shop as well as completing parts of your course / assisting courses and other instructors or simply going for fun dives and improving your skills this way. 

For more information on the complete curriculum of  the course, contact us and ask for our PADI Divemaster Course leaflet.

At Dive Pro Career, we have designed PADI Divemaster Courses that are tailored to your preferences and timeframe. The recommended time to complete the PADI Divemaster Course with us is between 4 and 6 weeks. The PADI Divemaster Internship timeframe is from 2 to 3 months. However, we understand that you may want to take a bit more time than what is recommended to complete either of these. If this is the case, we’d be happy to accommodate as best as we can and are flexible with schedules to fit you. Contact us for more details.

The PADI Divemaster Course is for candidates that have completed up to PADI Rescue Diver with EFR (emergency first response) and are looking to progress in their diving career to become a professional diver. This course consists of only the PADI Divemaster 

The PADI Divemaster Internship is for candidates who either have no experience of diving or are on any level of recreational diving (Open Water Diver / Advanced Open Water Diver / Rescue Diver) that wish to progress to PADI Divemaster. The internship consists of all the PADI courses needed to get to PADI Divemaster and the Divemaster course itself.