jason PRITCHARD
PADI COURSE DIRECTOR
SPECIALITY INSTRUCTOR (MSDT)
ADVANCE YOUR DIVING CAREER AS A PROFFESIONAL!
Your journey as a diving instructor has just begun, and the ocean is full of possibilities! Whether you're passionate about exploring wrecks, diving into the deepest parts of the ocean, or making a difference through conservation efforts, you're in the right place. Join me on a journey where you can develop your diving skills, explore the world beneath the waves, and learn to protect it for future generations.
Congratulations on passing the PADI Instructor Exam (IE)! This is a huge achievement, but the adventure doesn’t end here—it’s only just beginning.
As a newly certified PADI Instructor, you have the opportunity to take your diving career to the next level by completing PADI Specialty Instructor courses. These courses not only expand your skill set but also make you more employable and adept in specific areas of diving.
With so many exciting specialties to choose from, you’ll have the freedom to focus on the underwater passions that excite you most. Whether you’re interested in exploring historic wrecks, teaching deep dives, or diving into ocean conservation, you can specialize in areas that inspire you—and help your students dive deeper into their adventures too!
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PADI Speciality courses taught by a PADI Course Director offer the chance to develop your personal diving and teaching skills — as well as gaining specific marketing tips for each. There is a wide range of dive Specialities available — literally something for every interest. And if you have five PADI Speciality Instructor ratings (in addition to having certified 25 PADI divers) you can qualify as a PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER TRAINER (MSDT).
Holding the PADI MSDT certification shows that you are dedicated to continuing your education, have experience as an instructor and that you have a varied teaching repertoire — which potential employers love to see. It is also a prerequisite for joining the PADI STAFF INSTRUCTOR COURSE.
Even if you have only just certified as a PADI Instructor or started your PADI IDC, you can still benefit by taking our MSDT preparation course. Then once you have certified 25 divers, you will be ready to apply for the PADI MSDT accolade.
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PADI speciality instructor Prerequisites
In order to sign up for the PADI Specialty Instructor courses, the minimum requirement is a PADI Instructor. As well if you have started your PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE.
Some PADI specialities do have additional pre- and post-requisite requirements, contact us for further information.
What Can you do as an padi speciality Instructor?
The world is your oyster, each of the following PADI Instructor Speciality courses will allow you to teach the diver level speciality:
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Adaptive Techniques
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Deep Diver
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Delayed Surface Marker Buoy Diver
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Digital Underwater Photographer
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Dive Against Debris
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Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver
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Drift Diver
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Dry Suit Diver
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Emergency Oxygen Provider
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Enriched Air Diver
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Equipment Specialist
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Full Face Mask
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Night Diver
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RNLI Sea Survival
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Self-Reliant Diver
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Search & Recovery Diver
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Underwater Naturalist
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Underwater Navigator
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Wreck Diver
READY TO TAKE YOUR DIVING CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
By becoming a PADI Specialty Instructor and achieving the MSDT rating, you’ll open up more job opportunities, build your reputation in the diving community, and continue to challenge yourself as both a diver and a teacher.
Book your PADI Specialty Instructor course today, and start building the diverse skill set that employers and students will love!
