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Fast Track Divemaster to Instructor Program

$4,459.00 $3,790.00

Fast Track Your Journey to Become a Dive Instructor with Central Coast Divers

If you have been certified as a diver for over 6 months, have 60 logged dives and ever dreamed of turning your passion for scuba diving into a full-time profession, now is the time to make it happen.
With global demand for skilled instructors growing, Central Coast Divers offers a clear, efficient, and professionally supported pathway to certification through our Dive Instructor Fast Track Program.

Why Fast Track?

Our Fast Track Program allows you to become a fully qualified Open Water Scuba Instructor in as little as two months. By bundling all essential training—from Divemaster through to Instructor Training Course (ITC)—into a single, cohesive program, you’ll save time, reduce overall costs, and gain the practical, real-world experience needed to thrive in the dive industry.

Program Highlights:

  • ✔️ Divemaster & Instructor Training Course in one streamlined package

  • ✔️ Consistent mentorship and training at a single, professionally equipped dive centre

  • ✔️ Personalised instruction from highly experienced Instructor Trainers

  • ✔️ Opportunities to assist with real student courses and dive operations

  • ✔️ Support to achieve 100+ logged dives (shore and boat)

  • ✔️ Build confidence, competence, and professionalism in a real dive environment

This program is ideal for committed divers ready to take the leap. You won’t just earn certifications—you’ll develop the teaching, leadership, and safety skills that define a great instructor.
Learning in one location allows for continuity, deeper learning, and stronger mentorship, without the disruption of hopping between facilities.

At Central Coast Divers, we don’t rush training—we fast-track it the right way, ensuring you emerge not only qualified but fully prepared to enter the industry as a confident and capable scuba instructor.

📞 Call us today on (02) 4389 3483 to enrol or speak with our team about how to tailor the Fast Track Program to your goals and schedule.

Train smart. Dive deep. Inspire others.
Your underwater office awaits.

Note: Instructor Examination (IE) and professional membership fees are paid directly to SSI and not included in the program price.

Candidate Water Fitness Evaluation to continue onto professional level training

The purpose of this evaluation is to ensure that professional candidates have an adequate level of fitness and comfort in the water, prior to conducting any training.

Tread water for 15 minutes, without using any aids or floatation of any kind.

Swim 400 metres without stopping and without the use of a mask, fins, snorkel or other swim aids

Swim underwater for 25 metres using a mask, fins and snorkel.

Perform a full, unconscious-diver-on-the-surface rescue, a total distance of 100 metres, within eight minutes. (Both parties must use a Total Diving System).

Specialty dive and First Aid bundle courses, are available for candidates, to fulfil requirements at special bundled prices.
Required dives are the candidate's responsibility and must be completed, prior to the commencement of professional-level training.

Exclusions:

Dive Master registration
Assistant Instructor registration
Instructor fees
Instructor Examination
Dive Insurance

Must be 18 years old to work as an active status, Dive Master.
Current Dr signed Dive medical
Must have logged at least sixty open water dives or more.
Have completed the following specialty programs or provide proof of experience by showing, a minimum of five logged experience dives, in each of the following areas: Navigation, Night/Limited Visibility, Enriched Air and Deep Diving.
Be certified as Enriched Air/ Nitrox diver
Proof of CPR training within two years
Proof of First Aid training within two years
Proof of Oxygen Provider training within one year

Will have completed 100 logged dives, by completion of this program, to certify as an Open Water Dive Instructor

Stress and Rescue diver
Science of Diving
Dive Master
Instructor training course
Airfills
Boat Dives where specified
Pool entry Fees

Personal Total Dive System

All First Aid certificates must be valid through to the time of Instructor's course conclusion.

Current Signed Dive medical

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