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Please bring with you on day 1: Advanced and Rescue certifications, First Aid certificate, log book, swimwear and a towel.

Training conducted in Great Barrier Reef, renowned for its diversity of underwater marine life State of the art diver training centres Explore the outer reef on onboard a premium dive vessel 
 
Since 1983 Pro Dive Cairns have been providing PADI Professional level training from Divemaster to Instructor rating. During this time we have developed an international reputation as the premier dive company in Cairns. You can expect the highest levels of quality, professionalism and value available in both diver education and liveaboard trips. Combined with our purpose built diver training centre and state of the art dive vessels you will have the best training environment in which to continue your professional diver education. Your training is conducted on the Great Barrier Reef, renowned as the Eighth Wonder of the World and a declared World Heritage site. It encompasses 350,000 square kilometres of the South Pacific Ocean and extends for 2,000 kilometres. It is made up of 2,900 individual reefs and 71 coral cays. Its ecosystem supports the greatest concentration of life on this planet including 1,500 species of fish, 350 different kinds of coral, 4,000 species of molluscs and 10,000 species of sponges. Water temperatures range from 22C to 30C allowing comfortable diving all year round. The PADI Divemaster course is the first level of the PADI Professional ratings. As a PADI Divemaster, you will hold the minimum rating for employment in the diving industry. Your qualification will allow you to supervise recreational diving activities (either boat or land-based), work as an Instructional assistant on all PADI courses and is just one step away from a PADI Instructor rating. Our 17-day course is a combination of theoretical classroom sessions and practical application during both pool and open water training of a number of PADI courses. Designed to give you the best possible experience, your course includes 2 x 3 days 2 nights of liveaboard dive trips to the outer Great Barrier Reef. During these trips, you will complete up to 20 dives consisting of a combination of training and recreational dives. 
 
Day 1 and 2, Friday and Saturday:

You can avail a complimentary bus transfer to the Pro Dive Training centre on every day of your course.

08:30 - 17:30: Orientation to the PADI Open Water course. These two days are spent assisting a PADI Instructor during the theory and pool sessions of a PADI Open Water course. These sessions will serve as a reintroduction to the theory and skills of the Open Water course for those candidates who have been away from a dive teaching environment for a long time. Candidates are asked to observe all videos, attend all lectures and complete all Open Water course quizzes and exams. During the practical sessions, you should observe your instructor with regard to their control, positioning, skill demonstration and problem-solving. These sessions are not assessable.

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Day 3, Sunday:

14:00 -17:30: Assisting with Rescue course pool session. You will spend time assisting the instructor with the Rescue course pool session like the previous day.

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Day 4, Monday: You get the complimentary bus transfer to the Pro Dive Training centre in the morning. The training for the day begins with a course overview. Then you will be explained about the theory behind the role and characteristics of a PADI Divemaster, as per chapter 1 of Divemaster manual (hereafter referred to as DM). Then you would learn about chapter 3 of Divemaster manual relating to assisting with student divers in training. Next is an explanation on the Skill Circuit and Equipment Exchange. The next lesson is an activity of 15 minutes tread water which includes 2 minutes with hands out of water. You will then learn about how to tow a tired diver before it is time for a lunch break. Post lunch will be a theory class on supervising diving activities as per chapter 2 of Divemaster manual, followed by a theory on Divemaster conducted programs.

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Day 5, Tuesday:

08:30 - 12:00: Classroom and pool training In the classroom, you will undergo theoretical training in the following topics: Theory and watermanship assessment, Dive Theory (DM chapter 9), Theory and watermanship assessment, Dive Theory (DM chapter 9), Diving physics (refer to encyclopaedia of diving Chapter 1), Physiology (refer to encyclopaedia of diving Chapter 2), Equipment (refer to encyclopaedia of diving Chapter 3), The recreational dive planner, Diving skills and environment, Risk management and The business of diving. The classroom training is followed by some pool activities. One would be an 800 m continuous snorkel swim. One needs to achieve times under 17 minutes. Then you have a 400m continuous unaided swim. You are required to achieve timings under 10 minutes.

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Day 6, Wednesday:

08:00 - 12:30: Study/review You may study some more of the dive manuals and resources available to you at the training centre. You will have to review the training imparted in the previous days. 12:30 - 18:00: Practical There is a pool session with the Open Water course (Day 1) that would be evaluated.

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Day 7, Thursday:

On this day, you will have a series of reviews and evaluations. Between 08:30 and 12:00, you will have a practical. This is followed by a pool session with review/evaluation. Then an evaluated pool session of Open Water course (Day 2). Another pool session with review/evaluation before lunch. At 12:00, it is lunchtime. From 13:00 to 18:00, you will have another practical. At the end of the day, it will be another evaluated pool session with the Open Water course (Day 1).

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Day 8, Friday:

The day begins with a practical at 08:30 that would continue till 14:00. You will then have a pool session with review/evaluation. Then it is workshop 3 on Discover Scuba Diving in Confined Water followed by an evaluated pool session with Open water course (Day 2). Between 14:00 to 17:30 you participate in another pool session with review/evaluation. Eventually, it is the exams and the exam review. After examinations are complete time will be given to review exams and for further exam revision. Also, your instructor will conduct a review and evaluation of your pool session.

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Day 9, 10 and 11, Saturday to Monday:

These days will be spent on the outer reef onboard our 3 days 2-night liveaboard trip. In this section of the course, you will complete 5 evaluated training dives, assisting an instructor with both Open Water and Advanced courses on the boat. During your 3 days 2 night trip you will also be evaluated on your Rescue skills and on other non-teaching Divemaster duties. Also, you will have a dive site designated for your mapping exercise. Divemaster Boat Training Schedule Training Schedule for trip 1: Boat Day 1: You will undertake an evaluated training dive, Dive 1, with open water students (Open Water training dive 1). It would also involve a Rescue evaluation. Following this is the Dive 2 which is again an evaluated training dive with open water students (Open water training dive 2). You will then appear for the Dive 3, an evaluated training dive with Advanced Course Navigation Dive. Afterwards, it is the Dive 4, training dive without evaluation of Advanced Course Night Dive. Boat Day 2: Dive 1 will be to test for Skill 5 which relates to Deep Dive Scenario. Dive 2 is an evaluated training dive with open water students (Open Water training dive 4). After lunch, you start on mapping exercise for Gordon&rsquo;s Mooring. Next is the Dive 3 which consists of Workshop 4 on Discover Scuba Diving Program. It is an additional Open Water Dive. At the end is Dive 4, a free dive. Boat Day 3: You have 2 free dives of Dive 1 and Dive 2. You can make up dives if necessary. The Dive 3 relates to Skill 1, involving Dive Site Setup and Management Deck duties/surface supervision. DMT (under supervision) should be helping with back deck duties that are logging divers in/out, filling tanks and other general duties that happen on this last dive to prepare the boat for departure from the reef.

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Day 12, Tuesday:

You get time off to study for exams.

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Day 13, Wednesday:

From 08:30 to 12:00 is the study time. After examinations are complete time will be given to review exams and sit retests if necessary. Additional time after exam revision and retests should be used for completion of dive site mapping exercise. At 12:00 it is the lunchtime, followed by a practical at 13:00. And finally it is the evaluated pool session with Open Water course (Day 1).

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Day 14, Thursday:

A practical at 08:30 until 14:00, followed by a pool session with review/evaluation. Then it is the Workshop 1 on Scuba review in Confined Water and Workshop 2 on Skin Diver Course. This is followed by an evaluated pool session with the Open Water course (Day 2). From 14:00 until 18:00 you appear for exams and exam review. After examinations are complete time will be given to review exams and sit retests if necessary. Additional time after exam revision and retests should be used for completion of dive site mapping exercise.

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Day 15, 16 and 17, Friday, Saturday and Sunday:

During your final 3 days 2-night trip you will be evaluated again on both teaching and non-teaching Divemaster duties to complete your course requirements. Training Schedule for trip 2: Day 1: You will undertake an evaluated training dive, Dive 1, with open water students (Open Water training dive 1). Following this is the Dive 2 which is again an evaluated training dive with open water students (Open Water training dive 2). Then you take Dive 3, a free dive followed by Dive 4, a supervised guiding of night divers. Day 2: You will undertake an evaluated training dive, Dive 1, with open water students (Open Water training dive 3). Following this is the Dive 2 which is again an evaluated training dive with open water students (Open Water training dive 4). After lunch continues on mapping exercise for Gordon&rsquo;s Mooring. The Dive 3 is related to Skill 4 on Search and Recovery Scenario and Knot tying. Dive 4 is a free dive. Day 3: Dive 1 is a free dive. This dive can be used for any other scheduled training dives or makeup dives. The Dive 2 pertains to Skill 1 on Dive Site setup and Management Deck duties/surface supervision. DMT (under supervision) should be helping with back deck duties that is logging divers in/out, filling tanks and other general duties that happen on this dive. The Dive 3 is about Skill 3, the Dive Briefing. Finally, it is the Workshop 5 on Discover Local Diving in Open Water. Other Assessments: To assist you with understanding what a Divemaster does, during the assessment process, you should attend the initial briefing given to the certified divers by the Dive Supervisor at the beginning of each trip. Other than that briefing, you should attend all Open water briefings and debriefings with your instructor. Between dives involve yourself with deck duties like tank filling, logging divers in and out of the water, etc. Other training activities you need to cover on your trips are: Skill 2 on Mapping Project, Skill 3 on Dive Briefing, make emergency assistance plans complete with information needed to manage a diving accident, Radio Operations: Basic operation procedures and protocol, Procedures for may-day, pan-pan and security calls, O2 and emergency equipment: Learn where O2 regulators and cylinders are stored on each boat, Launching procedures of life raft, EPIRB operation, Small Boat operations: Correct launching procedure and basic boat handling that is approaching diver, general driving and coming alongside boats. Surface supervision and deck duties: as a Divemaster, you need to be familiar with all the procedures involved in supervising divers that are logging in/out procedures, tank filling, surface supervision and general diver assistance.

Pro Dive Cairns

181 THE ESPLANADE (181 Esplanade)

201 LAKE ST (201 Lake Street)

A ZIMZALA RETREAT BED & BREAKFAST (2 Marietta Street)

A1 INN THE CITY (141 Lake Street)

ABBEY'S CITY HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST HOMESTAY (396 Draper Street)

ACACIA COURT (Pick Up Lake St Entrance) (223/227 Esplanade)

ADOBE MOTEL (191 Sheridan Street)

AGINCOURT BEACHFRONT APARTMENTS (69-73 Arlington Esplanade)

ALAMANDA PALM COVE BY LANCEMORE (1 Veivers Road)

ALASSIO ON THE BEACH  (139 Williams Esplanade)

ALL ROUND MOTEL - INN THE PINK (263 Sheridan Street)

AMAROO AT TRINITY (92 Moore St)

AQUARIUS APARTMENTS (107 Esplanade)

ARGOSY ON THE BEACH (119 Arlington Esplanade)

ASPECT CENTRAL MOTEL (209 Sheridan Street)

ASYLUM CAIRNS BACKPACKERS (149 Grafton Street)

AUSTRALIS CAIRNS BEACH RESORT (129-135 Oleander Street)

AVIS CAR RENTAL (135 Lake Street)

BALACLAVA HOTEL (423 Mulgrave Road)

BAY VILLAGE (Cnr Lake & Gatton Streets)

BEACHFRONT APARTMENTS ON TRINITY BEACH (89-91 Vasey Esplanade)

BEL AIR BY THE SEA HOSTEL (155-157 Esplanade)

BELLA AQUA (123 Williams Esplanade)

BELLEVUE AT TRINITY BEACH (88 Moore Street)

BELLVIEW (85-87 Esplanade)

BEST WESTERN CENTRAL PLAZA APARTMENTS (255-257 Lake Street)

BEST WESTERN PLUS CAIRNS CENTRAL APARTMENTS (Cnr McLeod & Aplin Streets)

BILLABONG BED & BREAKFAST (30 Caribbean Street)

BLUE LAGOON RESORT (22/26 Trinity Beach Road)

BOHEMIA RESORT (231 McLeod Street)

BP SERVICE STATION CLIFTON BEACH (1802 Captain Cook Highway)

BREAKFREE ROYAL HARBOUR (Level 1, 60 Abbott St)

CAIRNS BEACH RESORT (129 Oleander Drive, Holloways Beach)

CAIRNS CITY BACKPACKERS (274 Draper Street)

CAIRNS CITY MOTEL (169 Lake St.) Pu/ Cascade Gardens

CAIRNS CITY SHERIDAN (157 Sheridan Street)

CAIRNS COCONUT HOLIDAY RESORT (23-51 Anderson Road)

CAIRNS COLONIAL CLUB (18-26 Cannon Street)

CAIRNS GATEWAY RESORT (1-21 Anderson Street)

CAIRNS GIRL'S HOSTEL (147 Lake Street)

CAIRNS HARBOUR LIGHTS (1 Marlin Parade)

CAIRNS HOLIDAY LODGE (259 Sheridan Street)

CAIRNS HOLIDAY PARK (12-30 Little Street)

CAIRNS MOTOR INN (187 Sheridan Street) p/u Aspect Central

CAIRNS NEW CHALON (702 Bruce Highway)

CAIRNS ONE (12 Gregory Street)

CAIRNS PLAZA HOTEL (145 Esplanade)

CAIRNS QUEENSLANDER HOTEL & APARTMENTS (267 Lake Street)

CAIRNS RAINBOW INN (179 Sheridan Street)

CAIRNS REEF APARTMENTS (670-678 Bruce Highway)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (18 Lumley Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (300 Draper Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (323 Draper Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (351 Draper Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (67 Minnie Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (8 Loeven Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE (80 Martyn Street)

CAIRNS SHAREHOUSE HQ (17 Scott Street)

CAIRNS SHERIDAN (295 Sheridan Street)

CAIRNS SOUTHSIDE INTERNATIONAL INN (450 Mulgrave Road)

CAIRNS SUNLAND LEISURE PARK (49-61 Pease Street)

CAIRNS TROPICAL GARDEN MOTEL (314 Mulgrave Road)

CAIRNS VACATION VILLAS (8 Pease Street)

CAIRNS VILLA & LEISURE PARK (28 Pease Street)

CAIRNS WORK & PLAY BACKPACKERS (239-241 Sheridan Street)

CALYPSO INN BACKPACKERS (5-9 Digger Street)

CAMPUS APARTMENTS (5 Faculty Close)

CANNON PARK MOTEL (574 Bruce Highway)

CARAVELLA 149 (149 Esplanade)

CASCADE GARDENS HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (175 Lake Street)

CASTAWAY'S TRINITY BEACH (63/71-73 Moore Street)

CASTAWAYS BACKPACKERS (207 Sheridan Street)

CASTLE HOLIDAY FLATS (209 Lake Street)

CITY PLAZA CAIRNS (37-39 Digger Street)

CITYSIDER HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (17A Upward Street)

CLARENDON ON SPENCE (79 Spence Street)

CLIFTON PALMS (35 Upolu Esplanade)

CLIFTON SANDS HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (81-87 Guide Street)

CLIFTON VILLAGE BUS STOP (P/Up Endeavour Street)

CNR Anderson & Trinity St (roundabouts @ Trinity Beach)

CNR Moore & Trinity St (roundabouts @ Trinity Beach)

COASTWATCHERS SHOPPING CENTRE (Trinity Beach Road)

COCO'S HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (1/59 Moore Street)

COMFORT INN & SUITES CITY TERRACES (63-65 McLeod Street)

COMFORT INN & SUITES TRINITY BEACH CLUB (19-23 Trinity Beach Road)

COMFORT INN DISCOVERY CAIRNS (183-185 Lake Street)

COMPASS MOTEL (232 Mulgrave Road)

CONCORD HOLIDAY UNITS (183-185 Sheridan Street)

COOLWATERS HOLIDAY PARK (2-14 Shales Street)

CORAL CAY VILLAS (267 Lake Street)

CORAL HORIZONS BEACHFRONT APARTMENTS (137 Williams Esplanade)

CORAL REEF APARTMENTS (192 Mann St.)

CORAL SANDS BEACHFRONT RESORT (Trinity Beach Road)

CORAL TOWERS (255 Esplanade)

CORAL TREE INN (162-172 Grafton Street)

CORONA BACKPACKERS (72 Grafton Street)

COSTA BLANCA HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (239-241 Esplanade)

COSTA ROYALE TRINITY BEACH (59-61 Vasey Esplanade)

CRYSTAL CASCADES VAN PARK (The Rocks Road Redlynch)

CRYSTAL GARDEN CAIRNS (18-24 James Street)

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	<li>All accommodations: Twin cabin accommodation with bed linen available onboard</li>
	<li>All meals: Available onboard only</li>
	<li>All transports: Accommodation transfers from and to Cairns City and Northern Beaches</li>
	<li>PADI Instructor manual, PADI Divemaster manual, Encyclopaedia of recreational diving, Divemaster slates, ERDPML and embroidered carry bag</li>
	<li>Passport photos if necessary</li>
	<li>Polo style shirts and name badges 20 dives, depending on weather conditions 2 x 3 day 2-night liveaboard trips to the outer reef</li>
	<li>All dive equipment, including dive computer and wetsuit Corrective lens mask (if required) Torch and Cyalume sticks for night diving Dive Insurance</li>
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	<li>The requirements for this course are PADI Rescue Diver certification or equivalent, a minimum age of 18 years, a minimum of 20 (40 as of July 2011) logged dives and a current first aid certification completed in the last 24 months (PADI EFR will meet this requirement).</li>
	<li>In order to complete your certification, you will need to have 60 logged dives. Any additional dives you may need to acquire these 60 dives can be arranged by Pro Dive Cairns.</li>
	<li>Everyone will be required to fill out a Medical Waiver Release and Indemnity Deed onboard the vessel.</li>
	<li>Restrictions: Some medical conditions may prevent you from diving, if in doubt please see your doctor before travelling.</li>
	<li>In the interest of safety, we recommend you do not fly within a 24 hour period after diving.</li>
	<li>Meals at the training centre are not included.</li>
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