Your 14-Day Divemaster Journey
See how your professional training comes together—from orientation and water fitness to dive leadership, rescue workshops, professional theory and your final guiding evaluations.
Train for the real job—not simply the certification
This structured 14-day programme is the minimum intensive pathway. You will combine academic development, professional workshops, in-water evaluations and genuine dive-leadership experience.
Completing the programme in two weeks is possible when you arrive prepared and meet the certification requirements. However, taking longer gives you more time to practise, assist with real courses, log dives and develop the calm decision-making expected from a professional.
Your individual schedule may be adjusted around weather, ocean conditions, operational requirements and the experience you need most.
Four phases. One professional transformation.
Build the Foundation
Orientation, professional roles, water fitness, dive skills and preparation for leading certified divers.
Lead Real Dives
Practise briefings, boat logistics, customer care and supervised leadership in genuine dive-centre situations.
Master the Theory
Develop your understanding of physics, physiology, decompression, equipment and the aquatic environment.
Prove Your Ability
Complete final guiding, night-diving and professional knowledge evaluations before graduation.
The full 14-day Divemaster schedule
Tap any day to see the detailed plan. Dive days normally begin earlier than classroom and workshop days.
Foundation and Leadership
Day1 Welcome and Orientation Meet your mentor and begin professional theory Classroom
- 8:00 AM — Welcome, introductions and course orientation
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — Academic Session 1: What Is a Divemaster?
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Continue Academic Session 1
Day2 Dive Skills and Fitness Professional watermanship and pool skills Pool + Theory
- 7:30 AM–12:00 PM — Candidate water-fitness evaluation and pool skills
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Academic Session 2: Preparing for the Dive
Day3 First Leadership Dive Day Begin assisting and leading from the boat Ocean
- 7:30 AM–12:30 PM — Assist with and lead certified dives
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM — Lunch
- 1:30 PM–5:00 PM — Continue Preparing for the Dive academics
Day4 Dive Centre Operations Discover what happens behind every successful dive Workshop
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — Dive-centre operations module
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Retail, rental-equipment and weighting workshops
Day5 Second Leadership Dive Day Develop control, communication and awareness Ocean
- 7:30 AM–12:30 PM — Assist with and lead certified dives
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM — Lunch
- 1:30 PM–5:00 PM — Academic Session 3: Conducting the Dive
Day6 Equipment Troubleshooting Maintenance awareness and professional academics Workshop
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — Troubleshoot and repair equipment workshop
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Continue Conducting the Dive academics
Day7 Third Leadership Dive and Briefing Turn dive knowledge into clear communication Ocean + Evaluation
- 7:30 AM–12:30 PM — Third supervised leadership dive day
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM — Lunch
- 1:30 PM–5:00 PM — Dive-briefing evaluation
Evaluation and Professional Knowledge
Day8 Rest and Recharge A full day to recover and prepare for the final week Rest Day
- Full day off to recharge
- Use the time to review learning and organise your dive log
Day9 Dive Emergencies and Rescue Recognise stress and respond with confidence Pool + Theory
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — Academic Session 4: Dive Emergencies
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Rescue workshops, stress recognition and panicked-diver response
Day10 Fourth Leadership Dive Guiding evaluation preparation and deep planning Ocean
- 7:30 AM–12:30 PM — Fourth supervised leadership dive day
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM — Lunch
- 1:30 PM–5:00 PM — Dive-guiding evaluation preparation and deep-dive planning
Day11 Science of Diving: Part One Understand what is happening to divers underwater Theory
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — Diving physics and physiology
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Decompression theory and dive-equipment systems
Day12 Science of Diving: Part Two Aquatic environment, examination and review Theory + Exam
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — The aquatic environment
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–5:00 PM — Science of Diving examination and review
Day13 Final Guiding Evaluations Lead by day and demonstrate your ability at night Ocean + Night Dive
- 7:30 AM–12:30 PM — Open-water dive-guiding evaluation
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM — Lunch
- 1:30 PM–5:00 PM — Night-dive planning and pre-briefing
- 6:30 PM–9:00 PM — Night dive-guiding evaluation
Day14 Computer Diving and Graduation Finish your programme and celebrate the next step Course + Graduation
- 9:00 AM–12:00 PM — Computer Diving academic sessions
- 12:00 PM–1:00 PM — Lunch
- 1:00 PM–3:00 PM — Complete Computer Diving academics
- 3:00 PM–5:00 PM — Dive-log finalisation and graduation
Are you ready to begin?
Entry requirements
- Minimum age of 18
- Diver Stress & Rescue certification or equivalent
- Current CPR, first aid and oxygen-provider training completed within two years
- Documented deep-diving experience
- Documented navigation-diving experience
- Documented night or limited-visibility diving experience
- Medical fitness to dive
- At least 60 logged dives required before Divemaster certification
Short of dives or prerequisites? Ocean Tribe can build the missing training into a longer Divemaster or career-internship programme.
SSI Divemaster Basic Package
Package includes:
- Dive Guide and Divemaster training
- SSI Divemaster digital learning
- Science of Diving digital learning
- Computer Diving digital learning
- Marine Ecology digital learning
- SSI professional registration and initial annual renewal
- Professional Divemaster accessory package
Minimum time gets you through. Experience makes you employable.
If your travel plans allow, extending the programme gives you more opportunities to work alongside active professionals and develop genuine operational confidence.
Log More Dives
Build familiarity with different conditions, sites, divers and real-world situations.
Assist Real Courses
Observe how instructors organise students, manage problems and deliver safe, enjoyable training.
Become Job Ready
Develop the reliability, communication and professional habits expected by quality dive centres.
Ready to turn diving into your profession?
Tell the Ocean Tribe pro team your current certification level, number of logged dives and available dates. We will help you choose the right Divemaster schedule or internship pathway.
