DIVE
CAREER

Your gateway to working in the diving industry.

DIVE
CAREER

Your gateway to working in the diving industry.

GO FROM NON CERTIFIED DIVER TO AN INSTRUCTOR

STEP BY STEP PROCESS

  • 2 days in the pool
  • 4 ocean dives
LEARN TO DIVE
  • Any 2 specialty courses
  • 12 logged dives
SEE ADVANCED COURSES
  • Any 4 specialty courses
  • 24 logged dives
SEE ADVANCED COURSES
  • Stress Rescue course
  • Any 4 specialty courses
  • 50 logged dives
SEE ADVANCED COURSES
  • Dive Guide & Science of Diving courses
  • 50 logged dives
LEARN MORE
  • Dive Control Specialist course
  • 80 logged dives
LEARN MORE
  • Instructor course & SSI Instructor Evaluation
  • 100 logged dives
LEARN MORE

For more information call our shop on (07) 5444 8595.

Professional Diving

SAFEST & HIGHEST QUALITY COURSE IN AUSTRALIA

Dive Master

Scuba World is one of only three dive shops in Queensland that can offer you both an Australian Government Nationally Recognised Training Statement of Attainment and Internationally recognised certification card. 

 

SSI Dive Masters can lead and guide certified divers. Additionally, after passing the Snorkeling Instructor program, a Dive Master can teach and issue Snorkeling certifications. Dive Masters can assist SSI Instructors with pool/confined water and open water training under the direct supervision of an SSI Instructor. This brings valued experience for all future diving carriers!

Please get in contact with us if you wish to become a Professional Dive Master (07) 5444 8595.

  • Minimum age to start the training is 18 years
  • Own your own Total Diving System
  • Pass a commercial diving medical within the last year (AS2299.1)
  • Logged at least 40 open water dives
  • Hold an Advanced Open Water certification or equivalent
  • Complete 5 Navigation dives
  • Complete 5 logged deep dives (below 30m)
  • Complete 5 night dives
  • Hold a Stress/ Rescue certification or equivalent

$2,495

  • Dive Master Instructor to complete your
    • Dive Guide Course
    • Science of Diving Speciality
  • Access to online materials
  • Internationally recognised digital certification
  • 3 x HMAS Brisbane trips (6 dives)
  • 2 x Reef trips (4 dives
  • SSI professional payment ($110)
  • AS 2299.1 commercial dive medical (roughly $200). This is required once every 12 months to stay current as a dive professional

The schedule of your course will be organised when you have a personal orientation with a staff member. This will be suited to fit your needs.

This course is split between theory, pool, and ocean.

Theory is online (10 hours) + contact (10 hours)

Pool is 6 hours (1 day)

Ocean is 6 x half days. 36 hours

After passing the Dive Master course Candidates may do the following:

  • Give underwater tours to certified divers.
  • Teach Snorkelling after having passed the Snorkelling Instructor module and issue Snorkel Diver certifications
  • Assist as an assistant to Instructors

Dive Master Candidates may not:

  • Conduct or teach any SSI training programs for non-certified divers independently.
  • If you aren’t competent after 10 boat trips you’ll be required to complete additional trips. This will be charged at $100 per trip (normally $199)
  • All candidates must be able to complete the water fitness evaluation. This requires you to do the following:
    • 700m snorkel in less than 20 minutes
    • Tread water for 15 minutes
    • 25m underwater swim with snorkelling equipment
    • Full Unconscious Diver on the Surface Rescue Tow of a distance of 100m in less than 8 minutes
    • Minimum of 3 students to start the course
  • Our courses run on a part time/casual basis, and they generally take between 2 and 4 months to complete (contact hours:18 hours . The schedule is very flexible and it tailored to each candidate.
  • Send us an email and we’ll be in touch.
  • Our next course will commence in August/September 2024

Full Time vs Part Time Training

Most professional courses are run full time. We do not believe in this type of training. Our course schedules are designed for you to get the most out of each session. Imagine sitting in a classroom for 8 hours learning about Physics, Physiology and the Gas Laws, most people would zone out after 1-2 hours. We specialise in part-time sessions up to a maximum of 4 hours, with a break in between.

 

If you are looking for a zero to hero (Open Water Diver to Instructor) course in a 6 month period we are simply not the shop for you. We believe in training divers slowly, and making sure they gain relative experience between each course. This is paramount to becoming an expert dive leader.

THE SSI ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM

Assistant Instructor

The knowledge and training necessary to perform the duties of an assistant instructor. These duties including conducting entry-level scuba training under the supervision of an Open Water Instructor, and independently conducting Scuba Skills Updates, Try Scuba, and Perfect Buoyancy programs.

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Logged a total of at least 60 open water dives
  • Be a certified Divemaster
  • Own a Total Diving System of professional type and quality
  • Have a current medical exam for scuba diving not older than 1 year and signed by a licensed medical practitioner

$1,750 (min 4 students)

  • Instructor Trainer to complete your course
  • SSI online training
  • Pool fees
  • Internationally recognised Assistant Instructor certification
  • SSI professional payment ($110)
  • AS 2299.1 commercial dive medical (roughly $200). This is required once every 12 months to stay current as a dive professional

This course structure will be organised when you have your personal orientation with a staff member.

 

DURATION: Approx 9 days + home study (70 hours contact time – theory and pool)

  • Log at least 75 open water dives totaling 50 hours or more.
  • Read and complete Sections 1-6, including reviews and assessments, of the Instructor Training Course digital
    learning.
  • Complete Academic Sessions 1-6 as outlined in the instructor manual for the Instructor Training Course.
  • Complete the program’s final exam.
  • Pass all requirements and evaluations for Practical Application Sessions 1-7 as outlined in the instructor manual for the Instructor Training Course.
    • Practical Application 1: Candidate Water Fitness Evaluation
    • Practical Application 2: Academic Presentation – Open Water Diver
    • Practical Application 3: Academic Presentation – Perfect Buoyancy/Specialty Programs
    • Practical Application 4: Workshop – Try Scuba and Scuba Rangers
    • Practical Application 5: Workshop – Open Water Diver and Scuba Skills Update
    • Practical Application 6: Pool/Confined Water Presentation – Open Water Diver Skill
    • Practical Application 7: Pool/Confined Water Presentation – Perfect Buoyancy

Becoming an Assistant Instructor gives you the basis and necessary experience to become an Open Water Instructor. After passing the Assistant Instructor Course you may teach in both the classroom and pool under indirect supervision of an Open Water Instructor.

  • 700m snorkel not using arms while neutrally buoyant in less than 15 minutes
  • 100m tow (both divers full set gear) in less than 7 minutes
  • 15 minute survival float in only swim wear
  • 25m underwater swim with fins and mask.

Please get in contact with us if you wish to become a Professional Dive Assistant Instructor (07) 5444 8595.

AN EXCITING CAREER WITH A PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL "Open Water Instructor"

Instructor

The staff at Scuba World have been offering traineeship programs for over 41 years and throughout that time graduates have received the highest quality training and exposure to the operational side of some of the most successful dive businesses in the country.

If you love diving and want to share your passion with others a Scuba World Career Development Program is for you.

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be a certified SSI Assistant Instructor
  • Own a Total Diving System of professional type and quality
  • Have a current medical exam for scuba diving not older than 1 year and signed by a licensed medical practitioner
  • Logged a total of at least 75 open water dives

$2,295 (min 4 students)

  • Instructor Trainer to complete your course
  • SSI online training
  • Pool fees
  • Internationally recognised Open Water Instructor certification
  • SSI Instructor Evaluation ($720)
  • SSI professional payment ($110)
  • AS 2299.1 commercial dive medical (roughly $200). This is required once every 12 months to stay current as a dive professional

This course structure will be organised when you have your personal orientation with a staff member.

 

DURATION: Home study 20-30 hours

 

CONTACT: Approx. 5 days (Theory + pool) + 2 days (Instructor Evaluation)

  • Logged a total of at least 100 open water dives totaling 65 hours or more.
  • Read and complete all sections, including reviews and assessments, from the Instructor Training Course
    digital learning.
  • Complete all academic sessions as outlined in the instructor manual for the Instructor Training Course.
  • Complete the Candidate Water Fitness Evaluation as outlined in the SSI Training Standards if it has been more
    than six months since the candidate has been evaluated.
  • Pass all requirements and evaluations as outlined in the instructor manual for the Instructor Training Course.

After passing the Instructor Training Course you may teach and certify Open Water students.

  • 700m snorkel not using arms while neutrally buoyant in less than 15 minutes
  • 100m tow (both divers full set gear) in less than 7 minutes
  • 15 minute survival float in only swim wear
  • 25m underwater swim with fins and mask.

Please get in contact with us if you wish to become a Professional Dive Instructor (07) 5444 8595.