Divemaster Class

The NAUI Divemaster certification is a diving leadership position - the only higher leadership certification is NAUI Instructor. As a NAUI Divemaster you will be one step away from being a NAUI Instructor and will have the required skills to be employed in most dive resorts throughout the world, as long as you renew your certification annually and you have current liability insurance.

This program is designed to train experienced and knowledgeable divers to organize and conduct safe and enjoyable open water dives for certified divers. Because of the high level of responsibility you will be undertaking, you are expected to meet high training standards throughout this course.

The course entails 2 hours of lecture each week, at least 2 hours of pool work each week, and 12 weekend days of ocean work. Make sure your schedule allows for this kind of time commitment before enrolling. Only 6 persons will be enrolled in this course. Two person CPR and Fill Station Operator training will be included with this course. This course will be offered during the Winter and Spring quarters of the 2008 - 2009 school year.

As an active-status UCSC NAUI Divemaster you are qualified to:

  1. Lead Scuba Club dives.
  2. Assist UCSC Instructors with training of students in all Scuba classes.
  3. Enter an Instructor Training Course.

PREREQUISITES FOR COURSE

  1. Must be at least 18 years of age.
  2. Have UCSC approved diving medical clearance within the past 5 years.
  3. Must provide some of your own dive gear suitable for open water.
  4. Must be certified in oxygen administration, adult CPR and basic first aid.
  5. Must have completed a Dive Rescue course.
  6. Score at least 75% on the NAUI Master Diver exam and 100% on the Basic Scuba repetitive dive exam.
  7. Have a minimum of 50 logged open water dives, 12 of which must have been done within the last six months.
  8. Pass a swimming, skin and scuba pool test.
  9. Possess diving accident insurance (DAN).
  10. Have assisted with OPERS or other Scuba Instruction programs

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

  1. Attend all lectures and turn in all worksheets pertaining to those lectures.
  2. Participate in 2 skin dives and 12 Scuba dives including a night dive and a boat dive. This entails dive planning, dive team management and control, pre-dive equipment and diver checks, emergency response planning and dive briefing and de-briefing.
  3. Participate in at least 6 pool training sessions for the Basic Scuba Class.
  4. Prepare and present at least one dive briefing and de-briefing.
  5. Prepare and present a written site survey.
  6. Score at least a 75% on the NAUI Divemaster exam.
  7. Pay the course fee of $100, material fee of $100 (course fee of $100 Winter quarter)
  8. Lead at least 3 club dives working with one other Divemaster candidate.
  9. Work at least 8 hours in the dive locker filling cylinders and repairing equipment.
  10. ALL course work MUST be completed by the end of Winter quarter.