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The PADI Specialty Instructor Course
Dive more, have more fun and teach about your favorite subjects.
Specialty instructor courses provide valuable teaching tips for meeting the requirements of the course.
You can choose from any of the 27 standard specialty courses that PADI
offers along with distinctive specialty courses your Course Director
may offer. Having five specialty instructor ratings is a prerequisite
for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.
The Fun Part
Whether itÂ’s Night, Deep, Photography, Enriched Air Nitrox or one of your own, PADI Specialty Instructors are out there scuba diving and training. Join the fun.
- As a PADI Specialty Instructor, challenge your students to become Master Scuba Divers
- Increase your marketability as a PADI Professional
What You Learn
You're on your way to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer with only five PADI Specialty Instructor ratings.
Prerequisites
Doing Specialty Instructor with our PADI Course Director:
- 10 experience dives in each particular specialty
- Minimum number of certification not required
- Renewed PADI Assistant Instructor, PADI Instructor or have completed an IDC or Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program within the past 12 months.
Specialty Instructor Training course attendance is highly recommended. These courses provide valuable hands-on training, technique demonstrations, course marketing information, current PADI Standards information and, when applicable, instructor-level open water training.
At a glance, compare what you can teach when you continue your professional diver education.
Learning Materials You Need
PADIÂ’s Specialty Instructor Manual (product no. 70250) includes the specialty instructor guides for all of PADIÂ’s standardized specialties. The outlines are also available digitally on the Specialty Instructor Manual CD-ROM (product no. 70909MUL). Once registered, the digital specialty manual can be updated for a discounted price.
