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Scuba Diving Instructor

This is diving at the highest level - as an instructor you will be leading dives and are therefore not only responsible for your own safety but that of others too. Specialist training is mandatory at this level, and courses cover all aspects of safety and expertise in depth. Some dive centres offer an internship for a set fee, where you can complete your training all in one go. For others, the road to instruction is more fragmented, with courses building upon each other until the required level is reached. If you've ever dreamt of scuba diving all day and getting paid for it (and who hasn't?) check out the professional training and advice offered by PADI (see our Associations drop-down for details)

If you want to train your dive students to the highest purely recreational dive level in the PADI System of diver education, you'll want to be a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. By attaining this level, your dive students will know where to come when they want to learn from an expert. To enroll you need to:

• Hold five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications
• Have at least 25 certifications

In order to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer you must apply directly to PADI.

The other alternative with the PADI scheme is to become a master instructor. Instructors:

• Teach PADI Assistant Instructor courses
• Help PADI Course Directors conduct the PADI Instructor Development Course
• Help PADI Course Directors conduct instructor-level continuing education

To enroll you will need:

• PADI IDC Staff Instructor certification
• Be a PADI Instructor for at least two years
• EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE ^TM Instructor certification
• Have certified at least 150 students as PADI Divers

To become a PADI Master Instructor you must apply directly to PADI.