The PADI Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Specialty Instructor course is designed for scuba instructors who want to teach divers how to deploy and use a DSMB safely and effectively. DSMB skills are critical for diver visibility, boat awareness, and controlled ascents, especially during drift diving, boat diving, and open water ascents away from fixed reference points.

As a DSMB Specialty Instructor, you’ll focus on how to teach correct equipment setup, deployment techniques, buoyancy control, and line management. The course emphasizes prevention of common errors, risk awareness, and calm, controlled execution of DSMB skills.

At Space City Dive Center, DSMB Instructor training emphasizes real-world application and conservative teaching practices. You’ll refine how you demonstrate DSMB deployment, manage student positioning, and supervise ascents while maintaining training standards and safety margins.

This specialty is a valuable addition for instructors who teach Advanced Open Water, Deep, Drift, Boat, or Travel-focused diving programs, and for those building experience toward Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

What You’ll Learn

• Proper DSMB equipment selection and setup
• Controlled DSMB deployment techniques
• Buoyancy and ascent control during deployment
• Line management and entanglement prevention
• Teaching and supervising DSMB use safely

Who This Course Is For

Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Specialty Instructor is designed for certified scuba instructors who want to expand their teaching portfolio with a highly practical and safety-focused specialty. It is especially useful for instructors working in boat diving, drift diving, and open water ascent environments.

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) or higher professional rating
• Active Teaching status required
• Minimum of 10 logged dives using a DSMB
• Completion of required medical documentation

What’s Included

• Course Director-led DSMB Specialty Instructor training
• Teaching guidance and standards review
• DSMB Specialty Instructor certification upon successful completion

PADI Specialty Instructor application fee is not included