Master Scuba Diver Trainer

The PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart as a dive instructor who takes continuing education seriously and is committed to teaching a variety of courses. (Potential employers like this.) Being an MSDT signifies that you've got the experience and certifications to offer all the training a diver needs to become a Master Scuba Diver - the ultimate recreational diver rating.

Our program offers a flexible, structured and rewarding educational experience, providing you ample opportunity to master the many parts of organizing and conducting specialty diving courses.

You will also learn the importance of good time management, self discipline, gain valuable hands-on teaching experience, pick up useful teaching tips and get to organize a wide choice of PADI dive courses.

Who can enroll on the MSDT?

• Be a renewed and in status PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
• Be medically fit to dive and cleared for diving by a physician within the last 12 months

Our PADI MSDT program is conducted over a 2 – 6 weeks timeline.

What will you learn?

The MSDT program has two parts.

The course consists of two sections:

Knowledge Development

Presentations and workshops that cover the following

• Understand the purpose and goals for each specialty diver course
• Review the course standards and procedures from each PADI Specialty Course Instructor Guide
• Demonstrate mastery of all knowledge development performance requirements for each Specialty course
• Present a knowledge development presentation from each specialty diver course
• PADI Specialty diver training costing and marketing workshop

Open Water training

Each Instructor Specialty course includes 1-2 Open Water training dives and during each of those dives there are a number of tasks and skills you must complete.

• List student diver and instructor equipment requirements
• Explain the specialty diver course Open Water training considerations
• Describe how to conduct all course segments in a manner that enables divers to meet course performance requirements
• Demonstrate mastery of all Open Water skill performance requirements for each specialty diver course
• Conduct an Open Water teaching assignment for the specialty diver course

You can choose 5 PADI Instructor Specialty instructor courses from the following list that we conduct, 

• • Adaptive Techniques Instructor
  • Boat Diver Specialty Instructor
  • Deep Diver Specialty Instructor
  • Dive Against Debris Specialty Instructor
  • DPV Diver Specialty Instructor
  • Enriched Air Specialty Instructor
  • Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor
  • Equipment Specialist Instructor
  • Fish ID Specialty Instructor
  • Night Diver Specialty Instructor
  • Search & Recovery Specialty Instructor
  • Self-Reliant Specialty Instructor
  • Sidemount Specialty Instructor
  • Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor
  • Underwater Navigator Specialty Instructor
  • Wreck Specialty Instructor

MSDT program is also extensive and involves you team teaching alongside our team of experienced PADI Instructors.

The courses and programs you will have an opportunity to team teach and gain PADI certifications in include:

• • Discover Scuba Diving
  • PADI Open Water course
  • PADI Advanced Open Water course
  • EFR First Aid & CPR course
  • PADI Rescue Diver course
  • PADI Divemaster course
  • PADI Specialty diver courses

The minimum number of PADI certifications you need to apply to become a PADI MSDT is 25 certifications.

What can I teach as MSDT?

This will allow you to build up real teaching experience, confidence and the organizational skills required when scheduling and conducting scuba diving courses.

The MSDT rating significantly adds to your resume with dive centers and resorts around the world preferring to hire a PADI Instructor that has some experience.

Having the ability to teach at least 5 specialty courses complements your entry level course teaching credentials.

In addition to all what you can teach as PADI instructor, you will be able to help student divers to reach their dream goal of becoming Master Scuba Diver, the elite group of respected divers who have earned this rating through both significant experience and scuba training.

Are you ready to begin your journey?

Contact us  for private counseling and to help plan your next steps as a dive professional.