PADI Divemaster Course
Just want to keep diving? The PADI Divemaster course is a fun and challenging opportunity for those who wish to become dive professionals. The Philippines and El Nido are a great place to go for it!
The PADI Divemaster course is not only about learning excellent dive skills and deepening your knowledge on dive theory. You will have daily training by being part of our day-to-day operations. The course requirements are extensive, and your instructors will go through these with you before you start.
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• PADI Divemaster course: Knowledge Development – Theory
At the start of the course, you independently study your Divemaster manual and complete the Knowledge Review exercises for each chapter of the book. The exercises will be checked and revised with your instructor who will also help you with any questions you may have. To complete the theory study, you will take part in the Divemaster final exam and prepare an Emergency Assistance Plan for a dive site.
• PADI Divemaster course: Water Skills Development
In this section of the course, you need to show mastery of different underwater and surface skills. There are several swim tests. You will need to perform a diver rescue, you will learn to demonstrate and later be evaluated on individual dive skills such as mask removal, hovering and many more.
• PADI Divemaster course: Practical Application
This part of the course consists of workshops, dive scenarios and assisting your instructor with their students. In the workshops you prepare for your future by getting familiar with the courses a certified Divemaster can independently conduct. The dive scenarios will have you practice responsibility and management of different diving situations both on land and in water. Finally, you will get a look behind the scenes when you assist your instructor with real student diver. It will be your turn to help them get comfortable with their dive equipment and give them tips for relaxing underwater just like when you started diving yourself.
Our Divemaster course package
Get Fish ID, Digital Photography or Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty for only Php10,000 extra.
In our office you can pay by:
– Cash
– Paypal
– Wise transfer
– Credit card (3.5% bank charge)
Local payment methods such as:
– Gcash,
– Bank transfer are also available.
Our PADI Divemaster package includes Full set of equipment except for diving computer, DM Crew pack plus certification decal, your instructor fees, boat transportation, warm lunch, fruits on board plus coffee, water, drinks.
The yearly PADI members fee is not included in the price of the course.
Diving computer can be rented for Php5,000 for the whole duration of the course.
We can also assist you with buying a new computer from our dive equipment supplier who is based in El Nido.
If you have your own set of equipment there’s a Php5,000 discount.
Our package does not include the Eco Tourism Development fee and has to be paid in cash. This ticket costs Php500 and is valid for 6 months.
It is best that you contact us to book your Divemaster course before coming to El Nido. Space is limited.
Minimum – 1 month (6 weeks recommended)
• Cancellation policies:
• We ask for a 50% deposit to book your Divemaster Course, and the remaining 50% after your day of introduction
• Cancellation 30 days prior your day of introduction: we keep 30% of the downpayment
• Cancellation less than 30 days prior to arrival: we keep 60% of the downpayment
• Once the internship is started the total amount is non-refundable.
• PADI Divemaster course: Why Palawan Divers?
Palawan Divers is the most and longest established dive center in El Nido and starts being renown all over the Philippines for its quality service and professionalism. We can accommodate 16 divers with 2 big bancas. We usually plan 3 dives per day. Two in the morning, and one after lunch. We meet at 8am and are back around 3:30 pm. We have a maximum of 4 divers for one guide. They are divided to groups based on their experience and level. We also have a maximum of 2 students per instructor.
• PADI Divemaster course: Why the Philippines and El Nido?
Bacuit Bay area offers an excellent underwater learning environment. The reefs are plenty and the marine life impressive. With more than 45 islands, Bacuit Bay is a beautiful scenery with a lot of amazing landscapes at the surface and underwater. The diving conditions are most of the time easy (low current, low wind and low waves). The bay houses a lot of coral fish such as angel and butterfly fish, batfish, pipefish, seahorses, clownfish and bannerfish. We usually also see bigger fish such as barracudas, trevallies and groupers. And with a lot of luck you might also encounter bigger marine life such as eagle, manta or devil ray. There are also reef shark in the bay but they tend to be quite shy. There are many critters and nudibranchs around as well. The biggest animals we see daily under the water are blue-spotted stingrays and green and hawksbill sea turtles. We are very lucky since we encounter on a daily basis two species of endangered marine turtles who come to our region to lay eggs. Most of the marine life stays in the shallow. No need to go deep to see nice things.
• PADI Divemaster course: Why our team?
We have a fantastic and skillful team who loves working together and you can learn something from each person in the staff. We are committed to teaching divers how to protect and preserve the underwater world. We really look forward to welcome you as a part of our family. You’ll get the chance to become part of our daily operations – a great opportunity for practical experience.
• El Nido – Living cost:
To rent a fan-room with bathroom it costs around Php15,000 to 20,000 per month depending on the season. If you are looking for a proper house with cooking facilities and aircon the price can go up from Php20,000 to Php30,000. The best is to book accommodation for a few nights in advance. Once arrived you can have a good look around for a more permanent solution. There are lots of ATM’s in El Nido and two banks.
• Visa:
As a tourist you automatically get a visa on arrival, valid for 31 days. Afterwards, you can extend your visa either in Manila or in Puerto Princessa for 1 or 2 additional months. The visa run to Puerto Princessa can be done in 1 day if necessary.
