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Specialty Instructor & Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Sure, your Open Water Scuba Instructor card is the ticket to travel the world. However, being able to teach not only the same courses gives you variety in your career. The PADI Specialty Instructor Courses & our Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) Program will help you approach more job opportunities, too.

With your Specialty Instructor training, not only you now can take your students on adventures to depths that will incite their dreams and imaginations but also you will save 35 $AU* on each Specialty Instructor application.

*comparing to Method 2 (95 $AU), which requires no Specialty Instructor Training offered by PADI Course Directors/Specialty Instructor Trainers but minimum of 20 logged dives in the particular specialty

Specialty Instructor Training

Program
Duration
Price
Emergency Oxygen Provider *
1 day
9,500 THB
EANx (Nitrox) **
1 day
5,500 THB
Deep
1 day
6,500 THB
DPV (diver propulsion vehicle)
1 day
5,500 THB
DSAT Gas Blender ***
1 day
12,500 THB
Night
1 day
5,500 THB
Search & Recovery
1 day
6,500 THB
Underwater Naturalist
1/2 day
5,500 THB
Underwater Navigation
1/2 day
5,500 THB
Wreck
1 day
6,500 THB

* Includes entry level certification & all materials
** Prerequisite - to be certified as a Nitrox diver
*** Includes entry level certification & all materials / Prerequisite - to be certified as a Nitrox diver

5,000 THB = approx. 160 $US / 10,000 THB = approx. 320 $US

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Once you have 5 PADI Specialty Instructor ratings, all you need is to certify 25 or more students to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT). You will not only save close to 100 $US with our Master Scuba Diver Trainer Program but the MSDT rating brings you closer to becoming an IDC Staff Instructor.

MSDT Prep Package: 25,000 THB* (approx. 790.00 $US)
Included:
  • 5 Specialty Instructor Guides
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  • Specialty Instructor training dives (up to 6 dives)
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  • PADI Specialty Course DVD (available for: Deep, Navigation, EANx, Wreck, night and Search & Recovery)
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    Excluded:
  • PADI Specialty Instructor Application fees
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  • PADI MSDT Application fee
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    MSDT Prep (5 Specialty Instructor Training only): 18,000 THB* (approx. 570 $US)
    Included:
  • Specialty Instructor training dives (up to 6 dives)
    • Excluded:
  • Specialty Instructor Guides
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  • PADI Specialty Course DVDs
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  • PADI Specialty Instructor Application fees
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  • PADI MSDT Application fee
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    *all PADI Specialty Instructor courses except DSAT Gas Blender Instructor Course

    10,000 THB = approx. 320 $US / 20,000 THB = approx. 630 $US

    Prerequisites

    To enroll in a Specialty Instructor Training Course / MSDT Prep Program , an individual must:
    • Be a renewed PADI Assistant Instructor (certified/upgraded since 1995), or be a renewed PADI Underwater Instructor (or PADI Instructor with a higher rating), or have completed an IDC/OWSI Program within the past 12 months.
    • Have made at least 10 dives in the particular specialty area prior to submitting a Specialty Instructor Application to PADI. (These dives may be completed before, during or after attending the Specialty Instructor Training Course)
    • Enriched Air Specialty Instructor: the instructor must submit proof of PADI Enriched Air Diver certification or a qualifying certification from another training organization
    To enroll in a DSAT Gas Blender Instructor (Enriched Air) Training Course, an individual must:
    • Be a renewed PADI Open Water Instructor or higher
    • Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty Instructor
    • Be a DSAT Gas Blender
    To apply for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating, an instructor must:
    • Be a renewed PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
    • Be certified as a PADI Specialty Instructor for five or more specialty ratings. (Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation do not count toward the required five.)
    • Have issued at least 25 PADI certifications. No more than five of the 25 certifications may be from nondiving courses. Up to five PADI Seal Team or Master Seal Team registrations may be credited toward the required certifications.

    PADI Fees

    Application Fee
    Specialty Instructor (method 1 - with SPI course) 63 $AUS / each
    Specialty Instructor (method 2 - apply PADI directly) 95 $AUS / each
    MSDT (online) 75 $AUS
    MSDT (via mail) 80 $AUS