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PADI Divemaster Course

Name: PADI Divemaster Course in Colombia | Ocean Lovers
Price: 3950000 COP
Availability: InStock

Turn your passion into a dive career in Taganga. Build leadership skills, assist instructors, and learn to safely guide divers as a PADI Divemaster. This 2- to 3-week program is suited for already more experienced divers who have at least 40 logged dives.

$ 3.950.000

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Description

Description

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OVERVIEW

PADI DIVEMASTER COURSE AT A GLANCE

Duration	2–3 weeks	Certification	PADI Divemaster
Accommodation	Optional — 15 nights available	Minimum age	18 years
Prerequisite	PADI Rescue Diver or qualifying certification	Required dives	40 logged dives to start; 60 for certification
Ideal for	Experienced Rescue Divers ready to take their first step into professional diving	Included dives	Approximately 20 dives
Training focus	Dive leadership, supervision, guiding, safety & professional skills	Equipment	Basic scuba equipment included during training and included dives
Location	Taganga & Tayrona National Park in Santa Marta, Colombia	Training environment	PADI 5★ IDC Dive Resort
Price	Check current price when booking

Overview

PADI Divemaster Course

Take your first step into professional diving with the PADI Divemaster Course at Ocean Lovers Taganga.

This is our focused 2–3 week professional training program, designed for experienced Rescue Divers who already meet the Divemaster entry requirements and are ready to take the next step.

Over the course, you’ll develop the skills, knowledge, leadership and professional mindset expected from a PADI Divemaster while training alongside our instructors in a working PADI 5★ IDC Dive Resort.

Your training goes beyond simply completing the required exercises. You’ll spend plenty of time underwater around Taganga and Tayrona National Park, assist with dive activities, interact with real customers and certified divers, and gain practical exposure to the daily operation of a professional dive center.

The course focuses on dive leadership, diver supervision, safety and risk management, guiding, dive theory, demonstration-quality skills, problem solving and professional conduct.

Already have 40+ dives and limited time? This is the fastest way to complete your Divemaster training with Ocean Lovers.

What is a PADI Divemaster?

A PADI Divemaster is the first professional level in recreational scuba diving.

As a Divemaster, you move beyond diving only for yourself and learn how to lead certified divers, assist instructors, supervise dive activities, support student divers, and help create safe and enjoyable diving experiences.

It’s also your first major step toward a career in scuba diving and the pathway toward becoming a PADI Instructor.

Who is it for?

Our Divemaster Course is best suited to experienced recreational divers who already have at least 40 logged dives and meet the other Divemaster prerequisites.

It’s ideal if you want to:

Take your diving to a professional level
Start working in the recreational diving industry
Continue toward becoming a PADI Instructor
Develop stronger leadership and dive-management skills
Become a more confident and capable diver
Complete your professional training in a relatively short period of time

If you have fewer than 40 dives, want more time to develop your experience, or would like to become more deeply involved in daily dive-center life, check out our 4, 6 and 8-week Divemaster Internships instead.

What’s Included

Your PADI Divemaster Course includes:

PADI Divemaster eLearning and training materials
Full PADI Divemaster training
Approximately 20 dives
Practical Divemaster training and assessments
Hands-on exposure to dive-center operations
Direct instructor mentorship
Basic scuba equipment rental during included training and dives
Ocean Lovers DMT T-shirt
Ocean Lovers cap
Participation in Ocean Lovers conservation activities when scheduled
Professional training at a PADI 5★ IDC Dive Resort

The approximately 20 included dives are designed to help candidates starting with the minimum 40 logged dives progress toward the 60 logged dives required for Divemaster certification.

Actual dive numbers and activities may vary depending on individual training requirements, weather and dive-center operations.

Please note: The PADI Divemaster professional application/certification fee is paid separately to PADI and is not included in the course price.

Schedule

Duration: Minimum 2 Weeks

The PADI Divemaster Course can be completed in approximately 2–3 weeks, depending on your previous experience, individual progression, dive-center operations and training requirements.

Two weeks is an intensive schedule and is best suited to confident, experienced divers. Where possible, we recommend allowing some flexibility in your travel plans so your training doesn’t have to be rushed.

Training days generally start around 7:00 AM with our morning coffee ritual before preparing the dive center, boat and equipment for the day’s activities.

Mornings are generally spent diving, assisting with courses and dive activities, completing practical training exercises, or working on Divemaster skills.

Core training usually finishes around midday, leaving many afternoons available for eLearning, independent study, assignments and enjoying Taganga. Some training activities may also take place in the afternoon depending on the schedule.

No two days are exactly the same—the exact program varies according to your progression, weather, courses, dive-center operations and training requirements.

The course follows three broad phases:

Phase 1

Phase 1: Theory & eLearning

Your PADI Divemaster eLearning provides the theoretical foundation for becoming a dive professional.

You’ll develop your knowledge in areas including:

The role and responsibilities of a Divemaster
Supervising diving activities
Assisting student divers
Diver safety and risk management
Dive physics and physiology
Dive equipment
Decompression theory
The underwater environment
Dive planning and management

Your instructor will support you throughout the theory portion, answer questions and help prepare you for the required Divemaster knowledge assessments and exams.

Phase 2

Phase 2: Dive Center Experience

Professional diving isn’t only about what happens underwater.

Throughout your course, you’ll become part of the daily Ocean Lovers operation and gain practical exposure to areas such as:

Dive-center preparation and daily operations
Preparing equipment for courses and fun dives
Customer service
Dive planning and logistics
Equipment care and basic maintenance
Compressor operations
Assisting instructors and student divers
Working with certified divers
Conservation activities

Because this is an intensive 2–3 week course, the focus remains on completing your Divemaster training. Candidates looking for significantly more operational experience and deeper involvement in dive-center life should consider our 4–8 week Divemaster Internship.

Phase 3

Phase 3: Professional Skills & Evaluation

Throughout the course, you’ll develop and demonstrate the practical skills required of a PADI Divemaster.

Together with your instructor, you’ll work on areas such as:

Demonstration-quality scuba skills
Diver supervision
Dive briefings
Dive-site setup and management
Navigation and mapping
Assisting instructors
Rescue skills
Problem solving
Dive leadership
Professional conduct

You’ll practice each area, receive feedback from your instructor and continue developing until you can demonstrate the required skills confidently and at a professional standard.

By the end of the program, the goal isn’t simply to complete the required assessments—it’s to begin thinking and acting like a dive professional.

Add-ons & Extras

Accommodation

Stay right at the dive center during your Divemaster training.

15 nights in our shared dormitory: 525,000 COP

You’ll have access to our communal kitchen, high-speed Wi-Fi, drinking water, coffee and tea, and you’ll be surrounded by the Ocean Lovers diving community throughout your stay.

Rescue Diver & EFR

Not Rescue certified yet or need to renew your EFR?

The required PADI Rescue Diver and/or EFR training can be added before your Divemaster Course at a special package rate.

Contact us with your current certification level and number of logged dives and we’ll help you plan the right training pathway.

DSD Leader Extension | +1 Week

Want to expand your professional experience after becoming a Divemaster?

Once you’ve completed your PADI Divemaster certification and meet the applicable prerequisites, extend your stay by one additional week to work toward your Discover Scuba Diving Leader qualification.

This provides additional experience working with beginner divers and expands the activities you can conduct as a qualified PADI Divemaster.

Requirements

To begin the PADI Divemaster Course, you must:

Be at least 18 years old
Be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver or hold a qualifying certification
Have completed EFR Primary and Secondary Care training or qualifying CPR and First Aid training within the previous 24 months
Meet the applicable PADI medical requirements, including physician clearance where required
Have at least 40 logged dives to begin Divemaster training
Have at least 60 logged dives before Divemaster certification

Divemaster Internship

Don’t have 40 logged dives yet?

Our Divemaster Internship is designed for exactly that.

Choose between 4, 6 or 8 weeks and spend more time diving, developing your experience and becoming part of the daily Ocean Lovers operation while working toward your Divemaster certification.