Master Scuba Diver & Specialties

Reach for the top of your sport -- the diver level unrivalled in the recreational ranks: PADI Master Scuba Diver. With this certification in hand, you’ll have reached the highest recreational diver level attainable in the PADI System of diver education.

The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating denotes superior achievement and proficiency in dive skills, experience and underwater activities

To put yourself on top and reach the PADI Master Scuba Diver level, you need to be at least 15 years of age and complete the PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or Advanced Plus (or equivalent), PADI Rescue Diver and any five PADI Specialty Diver certifications. Or, if you’re a PADI Divemaster, complete any five PADI Specialty Diver ratings.

Dives that have been completed as a part of the Advanced Open Water course may be credited toward the first dive of the appropriate Specialty at the Instructors discretion.

Specialties available at H2O Diving include:

Deep Diver~4 dives
Night Diver~3 dives
Search And Recovery Diver~4 dives
Underwater Photographer~2 dives
Wreck Diver~4 dives
Underwater Navigator~3 dives
Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver~3 dives
Dry-suit Diver~1 confined and 2 OW dives (Only available in UK)
Multilevel Diver~2 dives:
Underwater Naturalist~2 dives
Enriched Air Nitrox Diver~2 dives (Only available in UK)
Aware Reef Conservation

Course cost $175 - $275

Other optional costs: Appropriate Specialty materials.

Excitement and adventure.
Furthering your diving skills and education.
Earn credit towards the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

This page was last updated on 06 June 2008