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How to become a PADI Dive Professional? How to plan your training? Expert tips and recommendations about diving equipment. Explore these topics and find out more information in our articles below.
Gap Year Ideas: Become a PADI Divemaster
Whether it’s taking a break before university, a sabbatical or just a life break in general, the options you have for your gap year are endless. It's an exciting period in your life where you can pursue other passions, develop valuable life skills or just have a bit of fun. If your passions lie in the ocean and you [...]
I’ve Got My PADI Open Water Certification. What Next?
Firstly, huge congratulations for completing the PADI Open Water Certification. It is truly an achievement of a lifetime and the start of many incredible underwater experiences to come. There is no question that you have already become obsessed with scuba diving, and what is great is that the opportunities you have in the diving world from your PADI Open Water [...]
Safety Check Before the Dive: What Is BWRAF in PADI?
BWRAF is one of PADI’s infamous 5 step acronyms. As you’ll delve deeper into PADI training, you will quickly understand that 5 really is the magic number. But BWRAF is one you learn right at the start of your diving career. It’s also known as a buddy check so it is always done with your buddy/buddies just before a [...]
How to Choose Your Perfect Scuba Fins
Scuba fins are an essential piece of scuba gear and are part of the ABC basic diving equipment you should own as a PADI Divemaster. Unsure on what the ABC basic diving equipment is? Check out our blog: What Diving Equipment Should I Own as a PADI Divemaster? to find out. Fins consist of a foot pocket that secures [...]
How to Choose Your Perfect Scuba Mask and Snorkel
As a PADI Divemaster candidate, you should already have or be looking into purchasing the ABC basic equipment of diving. If you are unsure what this is, take a look at our blog: What Diving Equipment Should I Own as a PADI Divemaster? In this post, we will cover 2 out of the 3: the scuba mask and snorkel [...]
How to Best Prepare for Your PADI Divemaster Course
So, you have decided to enrol in a PADI Divemaster Course / Internship and into one of the coolest careers in the world. The PADI Divemaster Course is an incredible and life changing journey to embark. It is the first of the professional PADI qualifications where on completion of it, you will be able to start working and earning money [...]
Why Do We Offer Free Unlimited Diving During the PADI Divemaster Course?
As a PADI Divemaster, looking and acting professionally underwater is key. You are a role model for divers to follow so having good diving techniques and behaviours is crucial as your actions now affect others. Also other divers will rely on your good judgement to solve potential problems both on the surface and underwater, especially as you may end [...]
How to Properly Care Your Diving Equipment – Key Tips
Purchasing your own diving gear is no doubt an investment. But one that comes with many rewards. By having your own dive gear, you can ensure that it fits, there’s no hassle and cost of renting the gear, it’s better performing and most importantly, it suits your preferences. All dive professionals tend to own all their diving gear if not [...]
5 Best Dive Computers for Divemasters in 2025 for Every Budget
If you are thinking about getting your own scuba equipment, the first piece to consider is a dive computer. This device helps to ensure your safety underwater by letting you monitor your depth and time limits. Modern dive computers use different algorithms to calculate the amount of nitrogen dissolved in your tissues and how much diving time is left [...]
How Long Does a PADI Divemaster Course or Internship Take?
Becoming a scuba diving professional opens the door to a world of underwater job opportunities. From teaching students, guiding certified divers or working in marine research and conservation. Your new exciting career starts with signing up to the PADI Divemaster Course/Internship. Having scuba diving experience isn't necessary. Both the PADI Divemaster Course and Internship is designed to get you [...]
