PADI Divemaster: Anyone have a list of specific requirements?

[RJP]

Looking well down the road, but thinking about pursuing PADI DM, but have not been able to find the specific requirements beyond what is on the PADI website.

Particularly interested in the info on what is meant by "complete a series of waterskills and stamina exercises in confined and open water environments."

Thanks in advance - Ray

 

[Hoyden]

From the current PADI Divemaster manual:

Stamina Assesment and Development:
There are four exercises that evaluate stamina and water skills, each rated by points. There is no passing score for any single exercise, but a combined score of12 or more is required prior to certification.

1. The candidate must swim 400 meters or 400 yards without stopping using no swimming aids and using any stroke or combination of strokes desired.
2. Using no aids and wearing only a swimsuit, the candidate will stay afloat by treading water, drown proofing, bobbing, floating, etc., for 15 minutes, with hands (not arms) out of the water during the last 2 minutes. A candidate with a physical challenge that makes it difficult/impossible to hold hands out of the water is exempted from that portion of the exercise with no effect on the score.
3. Using a mask, fins, snorkel and swimsuit only (no BCD or flotation aids) and swimming with the face in the water, the candidate must swim nonstop 800 metres/800 yards. The candidate may not use arms to swim, unless the candidate has a physical challenge that limits leg use and arm-swimming as the individual's normal swimming method while diving.
4. Wearing full scuba equipment, the candidate must push or tow an inert diver in full scuba at the surface 100 metres/100 yards nonstop without assistance.

 

[Hoyden]

Confined Water Skill Assessment and Development

5. The candidate should be able to execute the skill of removing, replacing and clearing a mask in a manner that earns a score of 4 or higher. (See PADI "Divemaster Course Instructor Guide" in the PADI Instructor Manual for score criteria.)
6. The candidate should he able to execute the 20 basic scuba skills so that each skill earns at least a 3, and the total of the scores for all 20 is 68 or higher.

20 Basic Scuba Skills for Skill Evaluation
1. Equipment assembly, adjustment, preparation, donning and disassembly
2. PADI Predive safety check (BWRAF)
3. Deep water entry
4. Buoyancy check at surface - attain neutral buoyancy
5. Regulator-to-snorkel and snorkel-to-regulator exchange
6. Proper five-point descent
7. Regulator recovery and clearing
8. Mask removal, replacement and clearing
9. Air depletion exercise and alternate air source use stationary for 30 seconds
10. Free-flow regulator breathing
11. Fin pivot (both low-pressure and oral inflation)
12. Proper five-point ascent
13. Remove and replace weight system on the surface
14. Controlled emergency swimming ascent
15. Hovering in midwater for 30 seconds
16. Underwater swim without mask
17. Remove and replace weight system underwater.
18. Remove and replace scuba unit under water.
19. Remove and replace scuba unit on the surface.
20. Buddy breathing stationary and swimming (both donor and receiver)

 

[Hoyden]

Scoring:

400 yard swim:
Less than 6 minutes - 5 points
6-8 minutes - 4 points
8-10 minutes - 3 points
10-12 minutes - 2 points
more than 12 minutes - 1 point

800 yard snorkle swim
Less than 13 minutes - 5 points
13-15 minutes - 4 points
15-17 minutes - 3 points
17-19 minutes - 2 points
more than 19 minutes - 1 point

15 minute tread
Hands out last 2 minutes - 5 points
Hands not out last 2 minues - 3 points
Touched bottom no more than twice - 1 point

100 yards tired diver tow
Less than 2 minutes - 5 points
2-3 minutes - 4 points
3-4 minutes - 3 points
4-5 minutes - 2 points
more than 5 minutes - 1 point

 

[Babs-Would-Be-Diver]

Really useful too for me. Thanks!

 

[Queen]

Thanks for posting this, I haven't been able to find a comprehensive list lanywhere.