PADI Master Scuba Instructor

Get recognized as an elite scuba diving educator who, through dedication and hard work, has proven to be a dive industry leader.

PADI Master Instructors are recognized as elite scuba diving educators who, through dedication and hard work, have proven to be dive industry leaders. You earn the Master Instructor rating by exemplifying what it means to be a scuba diving professional through your teaching efforts and professional conduct.

What the Course Entails

PADI IDC Staff Instructor who have been PADI Instructors for at least two years are on the way to earning the Master Instructor rating. Other requirements include:

Issued 150 PADI certifications at various levels.
Participated in three PADI Seminars.
Issued 10 Emergency First Response course completion cards.
Used the complete PADI System of diver education, including all appropriate PADI training materials, when conducting PADI programs.
Demonstrated support of the PADI organization and have no verified Quality Management violations within the past six months.
Evaluating knowledge development, confined water and open water teaching presentations

Course Duration: 1 Days

Course Pre-requisites

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
Have completed at least 10 logged dives in the particular Specialty area.
Be an Enriched Air Diver or complete the PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty Course in conjunction with the PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty Instructor Course.
Minimum age 18 years old.

Course Flow

All PADI Instructors who have certified at least 25 PADI Divers and have earned at least five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications can be Master Scuba Diver Trainers. This rating is the next step up the professional ladder and is a prerequisite for IDC Staff Instructor as well as for many TecRec Instructor ratings.

How Can I Get Started?

Visit your local PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center or Resort

What is the next adventure?

Divemaster
Assistant Instructor
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Specialty Instructor