How To Teach the PADI Divemaster Course – a Video Series

New PADI Divemaster Course Offerings: Introduction to Divemaster, Divemaster eLearning and Divemaster Digital Crewpak

These products update the Divemaster digital lineup and open new opportunities for bringing divers into your PADI Divemaster course.

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PADI Divemaster Marketing Toolkit Available to Help Fill Your Courses

This toolkit has everything you need to create and launch a professional Divemaster acquisition campaign.

The Perfect PADI Divemaster: 10 Attributes You Should Look for When Recruiting DMs

Working as a PADI® Divemaster is more than just knowledge, training, skills, practice and the obvious safety mindedness; it’s about having the right attitude to give every diver the best underwater experience, every time. (more…)

Working as a PADI Divemaster: 10 Attributes You Need to Have

Working as a PADI Divemaster is more than just knowledge, training, skills, and practice; it’s about having the right attributes to give every diver the best underwater experience.

Help Divers ReActivate

Divers know when they’ve been out of the water for too long and need a refresher – you can help. (more…)

How to inform PADI about my DAN Europe insurance

Founded in 1983, DAN Europe is a not-for-profit Foundation which provides emergency medical advice and assistance for diving injuries, promotes and supports diving research and education. (more…)

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The 13 Different Types of Divemaster

From comedians to critter nerds, discover the types of PADI Divemasters you’ll meet and how each one brings diving adventures to life.

5 Ways Becoming a PADI Dive Instructor Benefits You in the Real World

There’s a lot more to being a PADI Instructor than being a great diver (but of course that helps). A good instructor is also: an engaging public speaker, someone who can anticipate a student’s needs, and someone who can break down complicated topics into easy-to-understand chunks. These skills, learned in the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC), are also incredibly...

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What Can Divemasters Do?

What can divemasters do? Learn what divemasters can teach, whether they can conduct DSDs and answers to other FAQs.