
BECOME A CERTIFIED PADI DIVE MASTER
Looking for the best PADI Dive master Course Sabah? Join Bigfin Divers for an intense 4-week program aises your diving skills to the next level and start your professional diving career.
PADI Professional
Share your passion for scuba diving by emarking on our PADI Dive master Course in Sabah. Be a leader who mentors and motivates others. Gain dive knowledge, supervision abilities, and become a role model to divers around the world. You will supervise dive activities and help with scuba classes. This course teaches you how to be a leader and take charge. Through knowledge sessions and water skill workshops, you will get hands-on practice. You will develop the exact skills needed to organize and direct all types of scuba activities.
The learning schedule is divided between the following: verbal and practical tutorials, shadowing professionals, assisting student divers, assignments and independent study. Additionally, we will prepare you for exams in dive theory, skills demonstration, underwater leadership, rescue skills, and in water ability.
Fine Tune Your Skills on our PADI Dive Master Course

You will learn through classroom lessons and water practice. You will also shadow dive pros and help student divers. We prepare you for exams in dive theory, rescue skills, and underwater leadership. Ultimately upon completion, you will be a certified underwater guide, fully qualified to work in the dive industry!
Dive Master Course Topics
- The role and characteristics of the PADI Dive master
- Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers
- Diver safety and risk management
- Dive master conducted programs and specialized skills
- Business of diving and your career
- Awareness of the dive environment
- Dive setup and management
- Mapping an open water site
- Conducting dive briefings
- Organizing a search and recovery project and a deep dive
- Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course
- Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs
- Deep divers (maximum 40 meters)
- Search and recovery diver
Course Requirements
Age: 18 years or older
Course Prerequisites:
Rescue Diver, 40 logged dives, CPR and First Aid certification within 24 months, medical clearance to dive
Time Commitment:
4 weeks practical course (20 days) + Self study (approximately 20 hours). Self study theory and knowledge reviews can be completed before arrival.
Equipment:
As a dive professional, you’ll want to have all your basic scuba equipment, including a dive computer, a dive knife, and at least two surface signaling devices. During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you’ll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags and slates. Your PADI Instructor may suggest additional gear that will be useful throughout your diving career.
Getting Started
Whether you want to hone your skills and dive like a pro or turn your passion into a career, you can start your journey towards PADI Divemaster now – for free! The PADI Introduction to Divemaster program introduces you to the concepts, skills, and knowledge necessary to join the ranks of PADI Professionals worldwide.
