PROFESSIONAL DIVING COURSES
Turn Your Passion Into Purpose — Become a PADI Dive Professional
Step into leadership, build real confidence, and transform your love for the underwater world into a meaningful role. Whether you choose the PADI Divemaster path or pursue becoming a PADI Instructor, you’ll gain the skills to guide, mentor, and inspire divers of all levels. Join us and start your journey toward becoming a dive professional — your adventure, your impact, your future.
Ready to take your diving to the next level?
Go Pro! Make the Ocean Your Office.
Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational SCUBA diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. A Diver Medical Questionnaire with a physician's clearance is required prior to any professional scuba course.
Emergency First Response Pro Course
For professional level scuba certifications
Prerequisites: CPR and First Aid certifications within 24 months
Minimum Age: 18
Course materials not included.**
Junior Divemaster
Junior Divemaster is a subset of the PADI Divemaster course. Junior Divemaster candidates may complete a significant portion of the divemaster course, but additional training is required when they turn 18.
DM eLearning included.
Minimum Age: 15
Minimum Dives to Begin: 20
Use of SCUBA gear and certification fees not included.**
Divemaster
PADI Divemaster training develops leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor.
DM eLearning included.
Minimum Age: 18
Minimum Dives to Begin: 40
Use of SCUBA gear, Texas DM application fee, certification fee, PADI membership dues, and liability insurance not included.**
Assistant Instructor
As a PADI Assistant Instructor, you can assume limited teaching responsibilities under the guidance of a PADI Open Water Instructor. It's a great way to move to the next professional level.
OWSI eLearning included.
Minimum Age: 18
Minimum Dives: 100
Use of SCUBA gear, Texas application fee, certification fee, PADI membership dues, and liability insurance not included.**
Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)
Open Water SCUBA Instructors may teach course levels from Discover Scuba to Divemaster. Candidates complete an Instructor Development Course (IDC) and an Instructor Exam (IE) achieving their OWSI rating.
OWSI eLearning included.
Minimum Age: 18
Minimum Dives: 100
Use of SCUBA gear, certification fees, IE registration, PADI membership dues, and liability insurance not included.**
PRO LEVEL RESOURCES
Your Medical Questionnaire must be signed by a physician.
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