SSI DIVE MASTER from $2400
Over a minimum of 7 full days you’ll gain your Dive Master certification.
Travel the world as a professional diver.
Expand your dive knowledge and become a confident dive leader and gain the dive professional rating Dive Master.
Learn to assess a dive site to see if it is suitable for your divers and their level of skill and confidence? Do you want to take certified divers diving AND GET PAID FOR IT?
The SSI Dive Master rating is the introductory rating into the professional diving world. To gain this rating you will need to complete the SSI Dive Guide and SSI Science of Diving programmes.
What the course involves:
Digital Learning: SSI developed this program using modern Educational Management System (EMS) technology. It is designed to provide you with the knowledge required to become a Dive Guide in an easy-to-understand, logical sequence. You’ll be able to complete the e-learning at home at your own pace before attending the course.
Academic Sessions: These include lectures, instructor-led workshops, and other interactive activities. They are designed to apply the knowledge gained from the Digital Learning in a practical, real- world environment. By completing these sessions, you will gain an understanding of what it takes to become a Dive Master.
Practical Application Sessions: This is the final component of your training, where you will further develop the skills and gain some experience required to act as a Dive Guide.
Experience; Add on some valuable extra time with us and gain real life experience on our charter vessel to the Poor Knights.
You will learn to evaluate dive sites, conduct Pre- and Post-Dive Briefings, and lead groups of qualified divers in a variety of environments whilst being professional and having fun.
You will spend time in our pool completing some water fitness skills and hone your scuba skills including your rescue skills.
Dive Guiding training dives are conducted in the ocean, from both shore and from our charter boat with real divers in a variety of environments, depths and conditions whilst under the supervision of our experienced instructors.
The Dive Master program is conducted over a minimum of Seven full days. It can be adapted into a multiple-weekend format or several evening sessions.
PLUS, we also have a dive Retail Store where you can get leading class dive equipment. Our Charter Boat heads out to the Poor Knights Islands, so you’ll get some real hands-on experience at fantastic remote locations. But we really recommend you add on some extra trips with us building up your experience with our staff.
Gain real experience as a Dive Now Intern.
If you really want to take this course out into the real world and get an amazing job with as a diver anywhere in the world, then you need to make yourself as valuable as possible to a potential employer.
You need to gain real life experience that an employer would want within their company.
Real time guiding customers, organising and preparing dive equipment for a day on the water, planning staff and customer rosters, boat experience (anchors, safety procedures, equipment and sick buckets!!!), filling tanks, selling dive equipment, promoting that next exciting SSI dive course and more.
So why not find out about our intern experience and become wanted around the world by employers?
We can also train you as an Air Filler, Gas Blender, sales assistant, tank tester, independent diver, plus more and give you real world experience.
Gain more time and experience assisting on our dive charter to the Poor Knights or kitting out divers in store or help out on our dive courses with our instructors.
There are many skills that are needed to run a successful dive operation, which will give you more experience than most when applying for a job.
We can also help you in starting your career in diving here in New Zealand. We can guide you through the New Zealand Worksafe COC process. We have a lot of contacts in the industry, who are often looking for staff.
And if you want to take your career training further, share your passion more and become even more employable, then you can become an SSI Assistant Instructor or Instructor. Then you can teach refreshers courses, try dives and train new divers, we can do that all here too!
The world needs great scuba instructors.
Prerequisites:
- Be at least 18 years old
- SSI Advanced Adventurer (or qualifying certification from another training organisation).
- SSI Stress and Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organisation).
- SSI Deep Diver, Navigation and Low Visibility/Night Diver certifications . If you need help achieving your specialties then we can help with that too.
- A current Primary and Secondary Care (or qualifying first aid and CPR training course including Oxygen Provider, completion within the past 24 months.
- Have at least 40 dives to begin the course and a minimum of 60 for certification.
- You will need to obtain a Dive medical completed within the previous 12 months. Click here to download a medical statement form to take to your GP.
Course Inclusions:
- All online e-learning materials
- Academic sessions and in-water training
- Final Exam
- Digital e-card
- SSI Dive Guide Pack
- Tanks and air fills for all of your training dives
- Shore diving
- We recommend that you have your own equipment to train in but we can provide this for the duration of the course
- Student discount on any gear you get from us during your course
Not included
- Dive Equipment
- Charter Fees
- SSI Fees
- Other courses
Pricing is based on a minimum of 3 students for this course.
