Description
Become a 'Working Scuba Dive Professional'
Equip yourself with the skills to become a professional dive guide, an instructor assistant and an on-site manager. The first step towards a career in diving and a great way to earn a living whilst travelling around the world. Take on the roll of a junior employee within our dive centre and develop the skills to manage, lead and motivate people with all the knowledge and skills to be a 'working dive professional'.
Dive The Gap
We are a UK limited company working in partnership with a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Resort based on the Red Sea. All our scuba diving programmes take place in Dahab, South Sinai, Egypt and all our staff are highly qualified British PADI professionals.
The Divemaster Training Programme from Dive The Gap :
An overview of every element included in this scuba diving programme
PADI Open Water Diver Course
4 day entry level scuba course, to teach you the fundamentals of diving, safety, equipment, and above all to make you proficient diver.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
5 Adventure dives all around the sites of Dahab. Focusing on additional training for deep diving, buoyancy control and navigation.
Emergency First Response
Primary and Secondary care course looking in depth at saving lives, emergency CPR, first aid whilst managing and controlling a scene.
PADI Rescue Course
3 days learning the skills to avoid, aid, and control diving accidents to save lives. Scenarios range from panicked divers to unconscious divers.
8 Guided Recreational Dives
8 dives around the Sinai with other divers and a professional, to see the finest reefs in the world before your internship starts.
Divemaster Internship
Take on the role of a junior employee in the company, aiding the smooth flow of dive operations whilst gaining invaluable experience.
Diving Skills Module
With your instructor, learn how to demonstrate diving skills and technique to divers in training.
Assisting with Student Divers in Training (Internship)
Assist an instructor in the teaching of 3 PADI courses, including a PADI Open Water Course and a PADI Rescue course.
Supervising and Guiding Certified Divers (Internship)
Under instructor supervision you will guide a group of divers taking on the responsibility of controlling a group.
On-Site Dive Management (Internship)
Learn hands on management abilities to give dive briefing and control groups of divers.
Sales and Customer Relations (Internship)
Deal with equipment allocation, customer that walk in, and learn how the diving industry works.
Rescue Assessment
A full assessment of your ability to respond effectively to a diving emergency and control the situation.
Effective Response to Stress
A test to evaluate your ability to deal with a stressful situation whilst underwater.
Mapping Project
Research and evaluate one of the house reefs, to draw an accurate map that could be used for a briefing. (aids your ability to guide unfamiliar areas).
Simulated Guided Dive
Where necessary, you will conduct a guided dive for the staff, who will throw a handful of problems at you along the way.
Water skills
400m Swim,
Unlimited Diving
When not involved in a course you can get in the water with other candidates anytime, as well as tagging along on dive trips going out everywhere.
S.S. Thistlegorm Shipwreck Safari
A day trip out by boat to dive one of the finest shipwrecks in the world (WWII military transport). 1 dive around the wreck and 1 inside.
Ras Mohammed Underwater National Park
A dive at Ras Mohammed underwater national park to see enormous quantities of underwater life as well as rare and exotic fish life.
Camel Dive Safari
Head out by camel to a unique diving area inaccessible by any other means for 2 dives in areas almost untouched by man.
Mount Sinai and St. Katherine's Monastery
An overnight trip to the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments. See a beautiful sunrise and explore an ancient monastery.
Shared Room Accommodation
Air conditioned accommodation with other guests. Rooms cleaned daily, include breakfast and have a sea or pool view. (upgrades to hotel rooms available).
Equipment Hire Included
A full set of equipment is included during your stay. If you already have your own you can save £390 when customising this programme.
PADI Materials and PADI Fees
All materials and fees are included in this programme.
Airport Transfers (private minibusses)
2 Airport Transfers (private minibusses) to pick you up from the airport and take you back again at the end of your trip.
Customise this programme online to meet your preferences and current level of experience or contact us