Divemaster
Divemaster – Practice
Congratulations – you are starting your Divemaster course! This page accompanies you through the course: you can see in advance what is part of the course and what you can also learn voluntarily. And you document your progress here – your instructor reads along and gives you feedback.
Take a little time in advance to look through the individual sections.
- Required module
- Extra
- Passed
1 Preparation
Before things really get going: find out where you stand with the quiz and refresh your dive theory. You see your results right here.
Basics to read up on
Looking ahead: Instructor
Not your topic yet – but in case you are curious what instructors work with. The SSI links only work with a MySSI login.
2 Required modules
Your course includes several practical sessions. The required program is quite compact – but you must pass all required modules before we can certify you.
Open a module and write down what you learned. Your instructor marks the module as passed once you have got it.
OWD Skills - IntroductionLearn how to do Skills in demonstration quality with an instructor
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Sign in to save an entry hereOWD Skills - Final evaluationYou have to demonstrate all OWD Skills and gain a minimum of 2 points each (you want lots of 3s!)
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Sign in to save an entry hereTrain to conduct a dive briefingDo your first dive briefing without guests
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Sign in to save an entry hereGuide regular divesAct as a guide for small groups and solve problems
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Sign in to save an entry hereGuiding Deep DivesGuide dives to more than 20m with small groups
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Sign in to save an entry hereBriefing Deep DiveDo a full briefing for a Deep Dive
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Sign in to save an entry hereBriefing Night DiveDo a full briefing for a night dive
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Sign in to save an entry hereGuide Night DivesGuide Night Dives or dives with very bad visibility
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Sign in to save an entry hereRescue WorkshopDemonstrate your Rescue Skills
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Sign in to save an entry here3 Extras
If you want to work as a Divemaster, you need more practice than the required program. You can get it with us – that is what the extra modules are for.
OWD Skills - go and trainUse any moment you can to train skills in demonstration quality - this does need time. You can ask others to film your performance and ask your instructor for recommendations.
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Sign in to save an entry hereAssist a Try ScubaAccompany an instructor in a Try Dive
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Sign in to save an entry hereAssist in an OWDAccompany an instructor in a foll OWD course or as many parts as possible of it
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Sign in to save an entry hereGuide real clientsGuide a group of guests we already know
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Sign in to save an entry hereAssist on continuing education coursesAccompany an instructor on other courses
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Sign in to save an entry hereReal briefings for real diversGain confidence in doing briefings for real groups of divers, adjusted to their level
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Sign in to save an entry hereGuide BeginnersGuide new divers who just finished OWD or have not been diving a long time
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Sign in to save an entry here4 How does a dive center run?
Everyday life in a dive center involves so much more than diving: How do you prepare a boat trip? How do you fill cylinders? How do you get information about the divers you are going to guide? What paperwork is necessary? You never stop learning here.
What do you learn by observing? What was explained to you? And what do you still want to know? Open a topic and write it down.
Packing equipment – how, and why exactly this way?
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Sign in to save an entry hereUnderstanding and handling cylinder logistics
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Sign in to save an entry herePlanning cylinder logistics
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Sign in to save an entry hereWhat needs to go to the dive site? General packing list
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Sign in to save an entry hereArriving at the dive site
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Sign in to save an entry hereIntroduction to compressor operation
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Sign in to save an entry hereCompressor Level 2: filters, oil, and more
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Sign in to save an entry hereDifferent dive sites and their conditions
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Sign in to save an entry herePost-dive wrap-up
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Sign in to save an entry hereWhich courses do we sell?
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Sign in to save an entry hereChecking and restocking the spare parts box
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Sign in to save an entry hereWorkshop: small equipment repairs
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Sign in to save an entry hereAnything else
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Sign in to save an entry here5 Special experiences
While guiding and assisting with courses you will experience situations you keep thinking about. Why did one diver fall at the exit – and could you have prevented it? Which decision felt right – and what alternatives would you have had?
Record such moments here. Your instructor reads along and is happy to discuss them with you.