The first step into your professional diving carrier.

The DiveCon is a combination of divemaster and assistant instructor. As a rule of thumb, in the divemaster role you are directly responsible for and work primarily with certified divers. In the assistant instructor role, you are indirectly responsible for and work primarily with uncertified divers in training.

As a divemaster, you will lead certified divers on underwater tours, work on dive boats, lead trips for a dive store, and conduct Snorkeling and Scuba Skills Update courses. You will use group management, accident prevention and specialized diving skills, such as boat and navigation. Stress recognition and management are also vital to effective divemastering, while a fundamental understanding of teaching techniques is essential to conduct Update and Snorkel courses.

As an assistant instructor, you will help instructors manage students under water, set up classrooms, and move equipment. In addition to assisting, you can actually teach classroom and pool skills under the direct supervision of an SSI Instructor. Group management, leadership level diving and stress recognition skills are vital to the assistant instructor role. Also, assistant instructors build valuable experience toward becoming Instructors themselves someday. They can look forward to teaching specialties, React Right First Aid and CPR and Scuba Rangers.

Sea Bees Diving does not offer any "Crash Courses", the duration of this course is normally a minimum of 3 weeks, during which time the students gains valuable knowledge and experience.

Prerequisites to start:
* Be at least 18 years old
* Logged at least 24 open water dives (60 dive for certification)
* Maintain professional scuba Equipment of Leadership quality and own their mask, snorkel & fins
* current medical exam
* certified at the Advanced Open Water level or equivalent
* certified as a Divers Stress and Rescue specialty diver or equivalent
* logged experience in Navigation, Night Diving & Deep Diving
Prior to certification you have to provide proof of current first aid and CPR certification.