PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINER MSDT

The PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Course

You tell your students to aim for PADI Master Scuba Diver. You also want to tell them that you can take them all the way there because you’re a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT).

The Fun Part

The Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart from other dive instructors by showing your commitment to continuing your dive training and being prepared to help others continue their training as well. You also get to teach specialty diver courses – which opens the door to lots of fun while working.

What You Learn

You’re a new instructor? Just finished the PADI IE? No problem. See your Course Director for PADI Specialty Instructor Training and the Master Scuba Diver Trainer Prep Course.

As a PADI MSDT, you demonstrate to a dive employer that you have good experience in teaching diving and also can teach a range of specialty diver courses. This makes a dive center or resort more likely to offer you a position.

What You Can Teach

As a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, you

• Teach the specialties you love to teach

• Enjoy watching your student divers excel as you lead them from PADI Open Water Diver to PADI Master Scuba Diver

• Increase your income with multiple level training

• Meet one of the requirements to qualify as a PADI Master Instructor

At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.

The Scuba Gear You Use

You will need to equip yourself with all the basic scuba gear as well as some scuba accessories.

It is highly recommended and expected that, as a diver of this level, you own your own scuba equipment.

Prerequisites

• To qualify as a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, you must

• Be a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

• Have five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications

• Have certified at least 25 PADI Divers

If you’re considering entering the realm of technical dive instruction, then the MSDT will be useful. You must be a MSDT to become an instructor in Tec 50 Diver or the DSAT Trimix Diver courses.

IDC Thailand offers a MSDT internship

The pre-requisites for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer MSDT rating are that you can teach at least five PADI Instructor level Specialties and have 25 PADI Diver certifications.

Once the MSDT preparation course is completed you will get to teach and certify 25 students during your internship through our busy affiliate center on Gili Air in Indonesia, teaching all levels including entry level Open Water students, Advanced Open Water courses, Rescue Diver courses and Specialty courses. On completion of the internship you will be ready to send your application off for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer Rating.

Once you receive your teaching status as an OWSI from PADI, we will then allow you to begin teaching more independently, having one of our experienced instructors on hand to supervise and answer any questions that might arise during your internship.

We will start the Master Scuba Diver Trainer internship off by having you team teach with one of our experienced instructors, assisting on several courses from beginner up to Divemaster levels (where possible). Team teaching with an experienced instructor will provide you with valuable hints and tips on how to conduct the PADI courses and provide an insight into how to schedule courses effectively.