SSI Divemaster Course Koh Tao

Complete your SSI Divemaster Course on Koh Tao and gain the freedom to work in your passion all around the world ...

Spend 2 months enjoying unlimited diving and become a professional diver while benefiting from one of the best Divemaster Courses on Koh Tao!

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What is the Divemaster Course?

The Divemaster Course is the first professional level diving certification course and allows you to change your life and start getting paid for what you love to do - diving!

With the Divemaster Certification you become a certified assistant, able to help Instructors when teaching students, and are licensed to lead certified divers all around the world.

When you join us here on Koh Tao for the Divemaster (DM) Course we provide you all the tools and knowledge needed to become an employable, professional Divemaster.

With unlimited diving available every day, and up to 6 diving trips per day to choose from, most of our Divemasters leave having logged well over 100 dives.

When you start the course, you will be assigned a mentor, whose job is to be your main reference.

However, due to the nature of our shop, and the fact that all our Instructors teach courses of every level, you will become involved with every dive instructor and Divemaster in our team and so become more like a part of the New Wave Diving Family.

As your SSI Divemaster Course continues, and your dive ability grows along with your Koh Tao diving knowledge, you will be given increased responsibility, from choosing the dive sites, helping with shop logistics, assisting and conducting various courses, as well as leading certified divers on tours of the fantastic Koh Tao dive sites.

The Divemaster Course takes between 6 and 8 weeks, although it is possible to do it in less time, and is available for anyone aged 18 years and older that has completed the Rescue Diver Course and is medically fit, or else has a doctors approval for diving.

Either way, as part of the course we need to get a medical completed on Koh Tao which costs 250 THB.

All knowledge development sessions will be conducted in our beach front location, unless otherwise requested.

What's included in the Divemaster program?

Stingray Package

THB 37,000

Koh Tao Agreed Minimum Price

Digital Divemaster Materials

Unlimited Diving for course duration

Unlimited Sail Rock Trips

Individually Catered Course

2 Reef Clean Up Days

All Equipment Rentals

10% Discount on Equipment Purchases

Free Taxi on Arrival & Return

Free Diving Insurance

Free Dive Briefing Slates

Free Dry Bag

x2 New Wave Diving T-Shirt (RRP 700 THB)

Dive Briefing Slates

Dive Guide Course

Science of Diving Specialty

Divemaster Certification

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Barracuda Package

THB 49,900

Full Retail Price of 59,850 THB

Digital Divemaster Materials

Unlimited Diving for course duration

Unlimited Sail Rock Trips

Individually Catered Course

2 Reef Clean Up Days

All Equipment Rentals

15% Discount on Equipment Purchases

Free Taxi on Arrival & Return

Free Diving Insurance

Free Dive Briefing Slates

Free Dry Bag

x3 New Wave Diving T-Shirt (RRP 700 THB)

Dive Briefing Slates

Dive Guide Course

Science of Diving Specialty

Divemaster Certification

Nitrox Specialty

Navigation Specialty

Specialty Diver Certification

Night Specialty

Deep Specialty

Advanced Open Water Certification

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Whaleshark Package

THB 58,000

Full Retail Price of 70,100 THB

Digital Divemaster Materials

Unlimited Diving for course duration

Unlimited Sail Rock Trips

Individually Catered Course

2 Reef Clean Up Days

All Equipment Rentals

15% Discount on Equipment Purchases

Free Taxi on Arrival & Return

Free Diving Insurance

Free Dive Briefing Slates

Free Dry Bag

x3 New Wave Diving T-Shirt (RRP 700 THB)

Dive Briefing Slates

Dive Guide Course

Science of Diving Specialty

Divemaster Certification

Nitrox Specialty

Navigation Specialty

Specialty Diver Certification

Night Specialty

Deep Specialty

Advanced Open Water Certification

Wreck Specialty

Advanced Wreck Specialty

Master Diver Certification

Equipment Maintenance Workshop

Dive Equipment Retail Workshop

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What's the Schedule?

Unlike many of our other diving courses, the SSI Divemaster Course is individually catered and scheduled. As mentioned, most people complete the course in around 6 to 8 weeks.

However, some candidates prefer to get it done faster so that they can attend an Instructor Training Course on a certain date, or simply so they can start working.

That being said, all of our Divemaster Courses focus on 3 core training areas;

Dive Theory Development

The first one is theoretical.

We will set a rough outline of the structure for your theory and at what dates we aim to complete the knowledge development portions.

Developing your dive theory has huge benefits in many areas. For instance, prior to getting involved with Students in Training, we will make sure the knowledge covering this has been delivered.

For instance, prior to getting involved with Students in Training, we will make sure the knowledge covering this has been delivered.

There will be a number of theory sessions planned to develop all this knowledge in stages.

By the end of the fourth week we try to have all the theory and exams completed since, from our experience, this is always the part that gets left to the end, and who wants to finish their time on Koh Tao reading a book instead of diving!

Diver Confidence

The second segment is confidence in diving.

The best way a person learns to dive and gain confidence in scuba diving is by diving, hence why we offer unlimited scuba diving throughout the duration of your course with us.

e have 2 boats that leave up to 6 times per day; 06:00 to Sail Rock, with a return of 13:00, 06:30 with a return of 10:30, 10:45 with a return of 15:00, 13:00 with a return of 17:30 and again at 16:00 with a return of 21:00, and night dives taking place from 18:30 to 20:00.

On all of these trips we offer two dives (apart from the night dive trip), and we offer trips that no other school on Koh Tao offers, such as daily Sail Rock trips, as well as Sunset & Night Dives at some of the more remote locations such as Chumphon Pinnacle and Southwest Pinnacle.

All of this diving results in an increase in diver confidence that continues to develop throughout your time on Koh Tao, and will be further developed while diving with one of the other Divemaster trainees to explore the locations and learn from your mistakes.

For example, a common problem that we notice in all DMTs is that they get lost ... A lot ...

In reality, this happens to everyone, albeit a little less.

By getting lost, we can examine, discover and grow from the mistakes that were made. Throughout your time on Koh Tao there are repeated dive sessions during which you will lead each other and guide some of the instructors around the dive sites.

This will also improve your diving ability as a whole, which will give you even more diver confidence.

Divemaster Duties

The third main segment, which also takes place throughout the course, is Divemaster Duties.

As an SSI Divemaster you can help students with training as well as just lead dives, and even teach certain programs yourself.

Therefore, the SSI Divemaster course has various segments for you to be involved in, from helping students with their diver education, developing their demonstration diving skills as well as getting involved with certified divers.

First of all, you will take a back seat to deepen your knowledge of the training activities, but towards the end of your Divemaster Course you will complete a set of skills which are graded to a demonstration standard.

But this isn't all an SSI Divemaster does!

As your training and knowledge of Koh Tao develops we will offer you more responsibilities with the day-to-day operation of the dive shop.

You will get involved with preparing equipment, creating the dive trip rosters, deciding which boats are going where, all the way through to being able to independently run entire trips to any of the various Koh Tao Dive sites that we visit.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in our packages.

However, we support all our customers whenever we can

There are several places on Koh Tao that offer monthly accommodation, and most start at around 7,500 THB per month for a fan room with en suite bathroom and includes all bills and Wi-Fi.

From here prices rise, with AC choices available for around 10,000 THB per month. Generally, we recommend booking the first few nights somewhere and then we can show you around, so you can decide where you want to live.

You can find some of them at the bottom of the page!

How to proceed?

There's 2 simple options - the first, follow the book now links and all will be straightforward. You will be taken to Paypal to place a deposit of 2,000 THB, after which you will receive an email confirmation of your booking, usually within 10 hours.

We start courses every day, so don't worry about the start date!

We understand planning holidays is hard, and if you're like us, the last thing you want to do is spend hours trying to arrange every single detail. For this reason we offer a 100% refund policy on all cancellations within 12 hours of your start date and postponing is free.

Alternatively, send us an email and see what we can do to help. Perhaps you're not sure if you want to join straight away with a course, or perhaps your timings or commitments are a concern...

No worries - simply tell us what's on your mind and we will do whatever we can!

What's Next?

The SSI Divemaster Course on Koh Tao is your tool to making your diving passion into an employment option.

Divemasters around the world enjoy a relaxed lifestyle doing what they love; leading dives and assisting with bringing this diving passion to other people.

As a result, there are a number of people who stay at this level and continue at this level for their professional diving career.

New Wave Diving often employ DMs that have trained with us since they already know our systems, and when we don't need staff, we have contacts with a number of dive shops so can assist with getting your paid diving work.

However, for some, the passing of knowledge and love for the underwater environment becomes intoxicating, and as such, they choose to continue with the SSI Instructor Course, which is another of many Diving Courses we offer on Koh Tao!

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