Book
HomeStart here Packages & OffersAirport to airport Daily DivingFrom £35 a day CoursesSeven PADI courses PricesEvery price, per person Our BoatUp to 30 guests AboutThe owners and the standards FAQBefore you book Book a tripBook online

Home

PADI Courses

Divemaster

PADI course

PADI Divemaster course in Hurghada

PADI's first professional level. Train with a PADI IDC Staff Instructor and learn to guide certified divers and help with courses.

Book now Read more

£1,500Per person

10 daysOf training

Age 18 and upRescue Diver first

eLearningIncluded

60 divesTo certify

Guide with two divers on the deck

About the course

Turn your diving into a profession

Divemaster is where recreational diving ends and professional diving begins. You learn to plan and lead dives, brief and look after divers, and assist instructors with students.

Your training is led by a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, the level qualified to help train new instructors. When you finish, you can work as a divemaster anywhere in the world.

The course

What the training covers

Knowledge, water skills and practical work on the boat.

Part 1

Knowledge

Dive theory, emergency planning, the dive business and how to give a good briefing, with PADI eLearning.

Part 2

Water skills

A 400-metre swim, a 15-minute tread, an 800-metre snorkel and a 100-metre tired-diver tow, and demonstrating the Open Water skills.

Part 3

Practical work

Setting up and running dives, search and recovery, and helping with real courses and guided dives.

A day on the boat

What a day on the boat looks like

7:30amHotel pickup, between 7:30 and 8:30am depending on where you stay

9amWelcome on board and a briefing, then the boat sets off

10:30amFirst dive, then lunch on board from 12pm

1pmSecond dive, then back at the marina around 3 to 4pm

What is included

What the price covers

Included

Training with a PADI IDC Staff Instructor

PADI eLearning and your PADI eCard

Two dives a day, with all diving equipment

Lunch and soft drinks on board

Hotel pickup, free in most of Hurghada (small fee further out)

Extra, or ask us

PADI fees: ask us

Before you come

What you need first

18+

Aged 18 or overWith a medical statement signed by a doctor within the last 12 months.

✓

Rescue DiverAnd first aid training from the last 24 months.

40

Logged dives40 to start the course, and 60 by the time you certify.

Before you start

Courses that lead here

If you are not quite ready, start with these.

Look after othersRescue Diver 3 days£400 First aidEmergency First Response 1 day£155 Go deeperDeep Diver 2 days£300 Longer divesEnriched Air Nitrox 1 day£185 A new set-upSidemount 2 days£300

Going professional

More about Divemaster

Divemaster is PADI's first professional rating. It qualifies you to guide certified divers and to assist instructors, and it is the step before becoming an instructor yourself.

Who it suits

Experienced divers who want to work in diving, or simply to dive to a professional standard.

What you can do afterwards

Guide certified divers, assist on courses, and run some PADI programmes such as ReActivate and snorkelling courses.

Your training

Led by a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, the level qualified to help train new instructors.

Before you start

You need Rescue Diver, first aid training from the last 24 months, a doctor-signed medical statement from the last 12 months, and 40 logged dives.

Questions

About Divemaster

The course is priced as 10 days of training. Some people take longer to build up their dives, so ask us and we will plan it with you.

40 logged dives to start, and 60 to certify.

18 years old.

All the equipment you need is included. If you have your own, it is a good idea to bring it and get to know it well before you work with other divers.

Yes. The certification is recognised worldwide.

Ready to go pro?

Book your Divemaster course

Send us your dates on WhatsApp. We confirm your place and your pickup time.

Book now See packages