Divemaster

What does it take to become a divemaster?

Well, first of all, you must have the awareness that you are there to work. It will not be leisure diving for you anymore, and it will be your responsibility to watch over the whole board and take care of your divers. Responsibilities are your priorities now.

When one bears the title of a master, one bears the responsibilities of those under one's care.

Therefore, one should always be on the alert to watch out for potential problems that might arise from different situations, be it the water, the equipments, or the divers themselves.

A divemaster is, well, a master in diving. And being a master it means that one will have to have the knowledge and skills to teach to others and handle all sorts of situation, like aforementioned, be it the water, the equiments, or the divers themselves. One will be required to review each new qualified diver for their diving skills, and lead them around the local dive sites. So, one must not just be a master of skills, but also a master of the location too. If any one of your divers is having problems with their equipment, you are the one required to fix it. Master Obi-wan is the cure to all problems.

A divemaster is also the most needed assistant of a diving instructor. A diving student will usually approach his divemaster and not their instructor for assistance. The instructor will also approach a divemaster for his assistance in guiding their students, especially underwater.

Body fitness is a necessity. One would be required to do a lot of physical work, starting from carrying and stacking the air tanks, to equipping and accompanying the divers, and the washings and cleaning of all diving equipments after a trip. Tedious is the work of a divemaster.

Well, on the advantages of being a divemaster... one gets to meet all sorts of people (one might say that is no advantage at all. The multitute and spectrum of human characters, it's so difficult to handle!!!), and makes lots of friends. And when one travel to another place to dive, one gets a big discount from the local agent, for you will need less care by them. Let you "chap sang" on your own lar....

So, if you still want to become a divemaster, then pay RM1,800.00 for the course lar.... you will get to go on all diving trips during the period of your course for FREE!!!!