PADI Divemaster Advanced
Turn your passion into a dive career in Taganga while building tech-adjacent skills. Build leadership skills, assist instructors, and learn to safely guide divers as a PADI Divemaster. Ideal for divers looking to step up their technical readiness, bottom-time management, and equipment versatility.
$ 6.825.000
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PADI DIVEMASTER ADVANCED AT A GLANCE
| Duration | 4 weeks | Certification | PADI Divemaster + 3 PADI Specialty certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Optional — 20 nights available | Minimum age | 18 years |
| Entry level | Start with as few as 30 logged dives | Required dives | 40 to begin Divemaster training; 60 for certification |
| Prerequisite | PADI Rescue Diver or qualifying equivalent | Specialties | Deep Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox & Sidemount Diver |
| Ideal for | Divers combining professional training with advanced diving skills | Training focus | Leadership, deep diving, gas planning, Nitrox & sidemount |
| Location | Taganga & Tayrona National Park in Santa Marta, Colombia | Equipment | Basic scuba and required sidemount equipment included during training |
| Price | 6.825.000 COP |
PADI Divemaster Advanced
Take your professional dive training further with the PADI Divemaster Advanced program at Ocean Lovers Taganga, Colombia.
This four-week program combines the complete PADI Divemaster course with three additional specialty certifications:
- PADI Deep Diver
- PADI Enriched Air Nitrox
- PADI Sidemount Diver
Alongside developing the leadership, supervision, rescue, safety and dive-management skills expected from a PADI Divemaster, you’ll gain more experience with deep diving, gas planning, Nitrox and alternative equipment configurations.
You’ll train with our international instructor team at our PADI 5★ IDC Dive Resort in Taganga, with diving around Taganga and Tayrona National Park on Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
The goal is to become not only a qualified Divemaster, but a more versatile and experienced diver with a stronger foundation for future advanced, professional or technical diving.
Start with only 30 logged dives
You can join this program with a minimum of 30 logged dives.
If you arrive with 30–39 dives, you’ll begin with part of your included specialty training. The dives completed during these specialties help you reach the 40 logged dives required to formally begin PADI Divemaster training.
Once you reach 40 dives and meet the remaining prerequisites, you transition into the Divemaster course while continuing your specialty and professional development throughout the four-week program.
What is a PADI Divemaster?
A PADI Divemaster is the first professional level in recreational scuba diving.
As a Divemaster, you learn how to lead certified divers, assist instructors, supervise dive activities, support student divers and help create safe and enjoyable diving experiences.
Your training develops skills in dive leadership, risk management, briefings, diver supervision, navigation, rescue, demonstration-quality skills and professional conduct.
It is also the first major step toward becoming a PADI Instructor.
Who is this program for?
The Divemaster Advanced program is ideal for divers who want to combine professional training with additional advanced diving skills.
It’s especially suited to those who want to:
- Become a PADI Divemaster
- Gain more experience at depth
- Learn to plan and dive with Enriched Air Nitrox
- Become comfortable with sidemount equipment
- Improve gas management and dive planning
- Develop greater equipment versatility
- Build a foundation for future advanced or technical diving
- Continue toward becoming a PADI Instructor
If you already have 40+ logged dives and simply want the fastest route to Divemaster certification, our standard 2–3 week Divemaster Course may be the better option.
Requirements
You can join the PADI Divemaster Advanced program with a minimum of 30 logged dives.
To formally begin the PADI Divemaster portion, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old
-
Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or qualifying
equivalent -
Have completed EFR Primary and Secondary Care or
qualifying CPR and First Aid training within the previous 24 months - Meet the applicable medical requirements
- Have at least 40 logged dives
Candidates starting with 30–39 dives use their included specialty training to build the additional logged dives required before entering the formal Divemaster course.
A minimum of 60 logged dives is required before final PADI Divemaster certification.
Applicable prerequisites for the included specialty courses must also be met.
What’s Included
- Full PADI Divemaster training
- PADI Divemaster eLearning and training materials
- PADI Deep Diver Specialty
- PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty
- PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty
- Required specialty materials and eLearning
- Specialty certification fees
- Required Divemaster and specialty training dives
- Boat trips required for included training
- Hands-on dive-center operational experience
- Direct instructor mentorship
- Basic scuba equipment rental during included training
- Required sidemount equipment during Sidemount training
- Tanks and weights during included training dives
- Ocean Lovers DMT T-shirt
- Ocean Lovers cap
- Professional training at a PADI 5★ IDC Dive Resort
Please note: The PADI Divemaster professional application/certification fee is paid separately to PADI and is not included.
Go Beyond Divemaster
The PADI Divemaster Advanced program in Taganga, Colombia combines professional Divemaster training with Deep, Nitrox and Sidemount specialties for divers who want to expand their skills while taking their first step into professional diving.
Become a professional. Expand your skills. Go deeper.
Schedule
Duration: 4 Weeks
Your four-week program combines the full PADI Divemaster curriculum with specialty training throughout your stay.
Training days generally start around 7:00 AM with our morning coffee ritual before preparing the dive center, boat and equipment for the day.
Mornings are usually spent diving, assisting with courses, completing Divemaster exercises, developing professional skills or completing specialty dives.
Core training often finishes around midday, leaving many afternoons available for eLearning, independent study, assignments or enjoying Taganga.
Some specialty sessions and workshops may also take place in the afternoon.
The exact schedule depends on your progression, weather, training requirements and daily dive-center operations.
Phase 1: Specialty Training & Building Experience
If you arrive with 30–39 logged dives, you’ll begin with part of your included specialty training.
The dives completed during your specialty courses increase your logged-dive total until you reach 40 logged dives and can formally begin the PADI Divemaster course.
Candidates arriving with 40+ dives can move directly into Divemaster training while their specialty courses are integrated throughout the program.
Phase 2: Divemaster Theory & eLearning
Your PADI Divemaster eLearning provides the theoretical foundation for becoming a dive professional.
You’ll cover areas including:
- Divemaster roles and responsibilities
- Supervising dive activities
- Assisting student divers
- Safety and risk management
- Dive physics and physiology
- Equipment
- Decompression theory
- The underwater environment
- Dive planning and management
Your instructor will support you throughout the theory and help prepare you for the required assessments and exams.
Phase 3: Professional Skills & Dive Center Experience
Throughout the program, you’ll train alongside the Ocean Lovers team and gain practical exposure to the daily operation of a professional dive center.
This can include:
- Dive-center preparation
- Equipment preparation
- Customer service
- Dive planning and logistics
- Equipment care and basic maintenance
- Compressor operations
- Assisting instructors and student divers
- Working with certified divers
- Conservation activities
At the same time, you’ll develop the practical skills required of a Divemaster, including:
- Demonstration-quality scuba skills
- Diver supervision
- Dive briefings
- Dive-site setup and management
- Navigation and mapping
- Rescue skills
- Problem solving
- Dive leadership
- Professional conduct
The goal is not only to complete the required assessments, but to begin thinking and acting like a dive professional.
Phase 4: Advanced Specialty Training
How are the specialties scheduled?
Your specialty courses are integrated throughout the four-week program according to your experience, progression, diving conditions and training schedule.
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