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Scuba Diving Instructor

What is a Scuba Diving Instructor?

Scuba Diving Instructors are Divemasters who teach recreational diving and train those who want certification.

They can work in a variety of settings such as accredited dive centres, resorts and on cruise ships.

To become a Diving Instructor, you should be a regular open water diver and have taken basic and/or advanced diving courses. 

These courses will require you to complete numerous open water speciality dives:

  • deep diving
  • navigation
  • first aid training
  • emergency first responder training
  • dive boat operation training
  • instructional dive trip training, etc

You will have to pass practical exams to become a certified Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI).

What does a Scuba Diving Instructor do?

  • cleaning and maintaining equipment
  • guiding students on dive tours
  • piloting and maintaining a boat
  • taking bookings
  • instructing students
  • exercising safety precautions
  • guiding students in pools and/or open water

Are you … ?

  • passionate about the ocean, marine life and protecting it?
  • a diver?
  • an excellent swimmer?
  • in good physical health?
  • outgoing?
  • a person who likes to teach?
  • patient?
  • friendly?
  • able to remain calm in a crisis?

How do I become Scuba Diving Instructor or Divemaster?

For more details see under Diver on our website.

Here are just a few companies that will offer a Divemaster or Instructor’s course:

  • CRUISE SUB AQUA:  (Cape Town)

http://www.diveinsouthafrica.com/courses/dive-master.html

  • DIVE AFRICA

http://www.africadiver.com/Training/PADI_Dive_Instructor_Training.html 

The PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor program is your final step in the quest to become a PADI Instructor.

  • DOWN SOUTH SCUBA:  (Muizenberg)

Offers PADI Divemaster courses:

http://www.downsouthscuba.co.za/courses.html#Challenge

  • AMANZI:  (CT, Jhb, Sodwana)

http://www.scubadivinginstructors.co.za/courses.html

  • CALYPSO DIVE ADVENTURE:  (Durban)

http://www.calypsoushaka.co.za/PADI_Instructor_Course

 

OTHER CAREERS TO CONSIDER: Marine Biologist and Professional Sportsperson

Is becoming a Scuba Diving Instructor or Divemaster the right career choice for me?

See below for more info.

Qualification Required