PADI Divemaster Course Instructor Guide, PADI

Table of contents :
Guide……Page 0
Contents……Page 3
How to Use This Guide……Page 5
Divemaster Course Instructional Philosophy……Page 7
Goals and Purpose of the PADI Divemaster Course……Page 11
PADI Divemaster Duties……Page 13
Benefits and Renewal Requirements of PADI Divemaster Certification……Page 14
Course Prerequisites……Page 15
Training Materials……Page 16
Referrals……Page 17
Course Overview……Page 18
Sequencing within the PADI Divemaster Course……Page 19
Sample Divemaster Course Schedule……Page 20
Conduct and Standards……Page 25
Evaluation……Page 26
Assignment……Page 27
Topic 1 – Course Introduction……Page 28
Topic 2 – Supervising General Diving Activities……Page 35
Part 2……Page 51
Topic 3 – Assisting with Student Divers in Training……Page 69
Topic 4 – Dive Theory Introduction……Page 81
Topic 5 – The Physics of Diving……Page 85
Topic 6 – The Physiology of Diving……Page 102
Topic 7 – Dive Equipment……Page 121
Topic 8 – Decompression Theory and the RDP……Page 132
Topic 9 – Divemaster Conducted Programs……Page 146
Topic 10 – Risk Management……Page 150
Topic 11 – The Business of Diving……Page 157
Topic 12 – Your Diving Career……Page 161
Stamina Assessment and Development……Page 165
Diver Rescue Assessment and Development……Page 167
Confined Waterskill Assessment and Development……Page 168
Conduct and Standards……Page 171
Exercise 1……Page 172
Exercise 2……Page 173
Exercise 3……Page 174
Internship (Option 1)……Page 177
Practical Training Exercises (Option 2)……Page 180
Appendix……Page 185