SSI Divemaster Instructor Course Tenerife | DMI Rating
Upgrade Your Instructor Credentials: Become an SSI Divemaster Instructor
As an SSI Open Water Instructor, you can already teach Divemasters. Earning your SSI Divemaster Instructor (DMI) rating is the official recognition of your experience and continuing education: a major milestone that makes your professional profile stand out to dive centers worldwide and paves the way toward becoming an SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer (AIT).
The Divemaster Instructor rating is awarded once an Open Water Instructor holds Deep, Night & Limited Visibility, and Navigation specialty instructor rating and has issued at least 25 student certifications.
At Tenerife Diving Academy in Abades, our DMI package provides the complete Specialty Instructor bundle of the three specialties required, and we add two more specialties (React Right and Waves, Tides and Currents) combined with hands-on teaching mentoring alongside our lead Instructor Trainer.
Course fee: 700 EUR for 5 specialties including SSI fees
Fast Facts
- Duration: 4 days (specialty seminars & mentorship)
- Format: Specialty Instructor Seminars + Team-Teaching Mentorship
- Location: Abades, Tenerife for most activities, as the seminar involves confined water review of the skills from the applicable specialties. Nevertheless, for deep and advanced wreck specialties, we include an open water dive in Las Eras, Tabaiba (El Peñón wreck) or Radazul, depending on the weather and logistics.
- Prerequisites: Active SSI Open Water Instructor, medical approval (valid physician-signed dive medical dated within the last 12 months).
Why Earn Your DMI Rating at Tenerife Diving Academy?
- Direct Instructor Trainer Mentorship: Train directly under our lead Instructor Trainer for high-level feedback on your teaching style and skill demonstrations.
- Atlantic Ocean Realism: Conducting specialty seminars and team-teaching in Abades equips you with real-world experience managing ocean entries, currents, and refining your group control.
- Next Step: Assistant Instructor Trainer (AIT): Achieving your DMI rating and building your certification count puts you on the direct pathway toward enrolling in our SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer (AIT) program.
The DMI Package: What’s Included
Our Divemaster Instructor program is designed as a complete professional upgrade bundle. It combines the mandatory specialty ratings, our recommended electives for ocean environments, and practical teaching mentoring.
1. Core Mandatory Specialties
To reach DMI status, SSI standards require you to hold these three core Specialty Instructor ratings:
- Deep Diving Instructor: Qualify to teach divers to dive to 40 meters.
- Night & Limited Visibility Instructor: Master teaching night navigation, communication, and safety.
- Navigation Instructor: Teach advanced compass mapping and natural navigation techniques.
2. Recommended Elective Specialties
We add two additional Specialty Instructor ratings in the bundle. While you can choose any electives, we strongly recommend:
- React Right / First Response Instructor (Highly Recommended): Qualify to teach CPR, First Aid, and O₂ Provision. This allows you to certify Diver Stress & Rescue students—the critical prerequisite program for your future Divemaster candidates.
- Waves, Tides & Currents Instructor (Recommended): Ideal for our Atlantic Ocean training location. Master teaching entry/exit timing, surge management, and ocean drift techniques.
(Alternative optional specialties include Wreck, Ecology specialties, Equipment Techniques).
3. Teaching Mentorship & Experience Building
Earning specialty ratings is only half the equation: you also need 25 issued certifications to claim your DMI title. Our program includes:
- Team-Teaching Opportunities: Co-teach real courses alongside our experienced Instructor Trainer and Master Instructors.
- Practical Mentoring: Refine your real-world teaching techniques in real Atlantic Ocean conditions.
- Certification Building: Gain hands-on teaching experience that directly builds your required 25-certification count.
You can extend this portion of your course as long as you like.
Learn from our in-house Instructor Trainer trained in Canada under the latest standards with SSI’s highest-level training leadership. Our main training spot - which is also home to sea turtles - is right in front of our dive center. Our Instructor Training Course in Tenerife combines thorough professional preparation with a fun environment.
Have questions? Book a quick call with our Instructor Trainer. No pressure, just straightforward advice.