Padi dive master requirements

[Sordello]

I've read every post on this thread and found a lot of good and many very interesting posts. I think it is interesting to mention that the instructor has the authority to decide the capabilities and skills as a student. I never went beyond open water as a certification but found myself working as a safety for higher certification classes. My instructor realized very quickly I was extremely comforatable in water and am a good diver and safety was first. He asked me to do things that only a professional diver would do - asked me to break the PADI rules to teach new divers. In essense, I was diving completely alone and had to help verify the successful navagation of the courses for advanced classes. I volunteered to do this job to get more dive time in but was suprised that this would not be allowed now - or would it?

 

[DiveMonkeyEZ]

I am also about to start the Padi DM program here in south FL. For me, it is mostly just a way to get more involved with diving locally. When I got certified origionally (97) I got my C-Card and went diving a bit. (Cozumel...) It was that experience and encouragement from my first instructors that I decided to go on and get Advanced training... all the way up to Master Diver, including several additional specailties. I was doing a lot of diving during the training, and recreationally between courses over the next few years. Now it's turned into a once-in-a-while when on vacation thing, even though I have pretty decent water right here at home.
So I figure, why not? I enjoy it enough to get a little more involved! And I can help the newbies along the way. But looking back, I'm glad I'm doing this now, and not when I had 20 or 60 dives. I have a lot more experience, maturity, and knowledge to share and to make me a better Divemaster for waiting. I wouldn't necessarily discourage anyone from rushing through the requirements if so motivated. Just realize that you may be put in a situation of responsibility prior to being truly prepared. It's just this divers opinion that the minimum number of dives required for this professional rating seems too low. I might not have considered it until after 100 or so.
Interestingly, this was also the philosophy of the outfit where I got my training back then. They encouraged divers to go on to advanced training and specialties, but not to necessarily rush themselves. I thank them for that!

 

[RJP]

...as long as they are reasonably comfortable in the water and have decent bouyancy skills, both of which are possible after 20 dives.

You've certainly set the bar pretty low, no?



What you're citing should be the standard expectation of any diver coming out of OW dive #4.

A DM should be ABSOLUTELY 100% PERFECTLY comfortable in the water, and their buoyancy skills should be INSTRUCTOR/DEMONSTRATION QUALITY.

 

[ScubaInChicago]

I am also about to start the Padi DM program here in south FL. For me, it is mostly just a way to get more involved with diving locally. When I got certified origionally (97) I got my C-Card and went diving a bit. (Cozumel...) It was that experience and encouragement from my first instructors that I decided to go on and get Advanced training... all the way up to Master Diver, including several additional specailties. I was doing a lot of diving during the training, and recreationally between courses over the next few years. Now it's turned into a once-in-a-while when on vacation thing, even though I have pretty decent water right here at home.
So I figure, why not? I enjoy it enough to get a little more involved! And I can help the newbies along the way. But looking back, I'm glad I'm doing this now, and not when I had 20 or 60 dives. I have a lot more experience, maturity, and knowledge to share and to make me a better Divemaster for waiting. I wouldn't necessarily discourage anyone from rushing through the requirements if so motivated. Just realize that you may be put in a situation of responsibility prior to being truly prepared. It's just this divers opinion that the minimum number of dives required for this professional rating seems too low. I might not have considered it until after 100 or so.
Interestingly, this was also the philosophy of the outfit where I got my training back then. They encouraged divers to go on to advanced training and specialties, but not to necessarily rush themselves. I thank them for that!

You've certainly set the bar pretty low, no?



What you're citing should be the standard expectation of any diver coming out of OW dive #4.

A DM should be ABSOLUTELY 100% PERFECTLY comfortable in the water, and their buoyancy skills should be INSTRUCTOR/DEMONSTRATION QUALITY.

There is probably a 50+++% chance the OP is dead after he posted more that 4 years ago.....