New PADI Divemaster Course 2010 Changes Revealed

Long-expected changes to the PADI Divemaster course are finally upon us with PADI toughening prerequisites, increasing in-water training by 50 percent and placing practical dive-leadership skills ahead of physics and physiology. The new, revised 2010 PADI Divemaster Course coincides with the debut of the PADI Divemaster Online eLearning program. While a new paper PADI Divemaster manual and DVD will also be introduced, the agency is pushing DM candidates to enroll in Divemaster eLearning, which will replace all but one of the classroom presentations, as well as use the already available Dive Theory Online eLearning course.