Taganga
01 Introduction
The PADI Divemaster course is your first professional level. You develop your leadership skills, learn to guide other divers on safe and exciting dives, and earn a certification that lets you work anywhere in the world.
It's for Rescue Divers who want to make a living from diving or take their experience to a professional level, learning from instructors with more than 20 years of experience in Tayrona Park.
02 What you'll learn
- Guide dives and supervise divers
- Assist instructors with real students
- Plan and organize dives and their logistics
- Map a dive site
- Demonstration-quality dive skills
- Theory: physics, physiology, equipment and the environment
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03 Step-by-step itinerary
- 1Days 1–2 — Theory and skills
Knowledge and water skills tests
Dive theory, skills workshop and swimming and stamina tests.
- 2Days 3–6 — Tayrona Park
Training as a dive guide
Guided dives, assisting students and mapping a dive site.
- 3Days 7–8 — Assessment
Final assessment and certification
Rescue scenarios, final assessment and PADI Divemaster certification.
The order may change depending on the weather and the group; your instructor will confirm it when you book.
04 Duration, depth and requirements
- Duration
- 8 days
- Dives
- 20 in the ocean
- Minimum age
- 18 years
- Requirements
- Rescue Diver and EFR first aid within the last 24 months
- Experience
- 40 logged dives to start and 60 to get certified (PADI standard)
- Health
- Medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months
05 What's included and what's not
Included
- Study materials
- 20 open water dives
- Boat transport
- Dives in Tayrona Park
- Practice with students
- Scuba gear
- PADI Instructor
- PADI Divemaster certification
- Snack with fruit, sandwich and drinks
- Dive insurance
Not included
- Accommodation in Taganga
- Transportation to the school (here's how to get there)
- PADI registration fee and official materials: [TO BE CONFIRMED]
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06 PADI certification you'll earn
PADI Divemaster
Your first professional level: you can work as a dive guide at PADI centers around the world, and it's the step before the instructor course.
Your place on the PADI course path
It's step 5 of 5.
07 Price and booking
$3.800.000$5.000.000per person
The Divemaster Course costs $3.800.000 per person (previously $5,000,000), in Colombian pesos. Hold your spot with a $30,000 deposit per person and pay the rest at the school.
08 Frequently asked questions
How many dives does the Divemaster course include?
20 open water dives in Tayrona Park, plus practice with students.
Can I work with the Divemaster certification?
Yes. It's PADI's first professional level and lets you guide divers anywhere in the world.
How long does the course take?
Eight days.
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