The ultimate recreational diver rating. All PADI Instructors who have certified at least 25 PADI Divers and have earned five or more PADI Specialty Instructor certifications can be a Master Scuba Diver Trainer.
The PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart as a dive instructor who takes continuing education seriously and is committed to teaching a variety of courses. (Potential employers like this.) Being an MSDT signifies that you've got the experience and certifications to offer all the training a diver needs to become a Master Scuba Diver - the ultimate recreational diver rating.
Cozumel Dive Academy offers our Master Scuba Diver (MSDT) Prep course with all our Instructor Development Courses (IDC's). You can complete your MSDT Prep Course in as little as five days, and you get to choose the PADI Specialties YOU want to teach.
After you have completed your MSDT Prep Course, you have the option of staying with the Cozumel Dive Academy Team and getting experience teaching others to dive or to become better divers!!
All PADI Instructors who have certified at least 25 PADI Divers and have earned at least five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications can be Master Scuba Diver Trainers. This rating is the next step up the professional ladder and is a prerequisite for IDC Staff Instructor as well as for many TecRec Instructor ratings.
The fun part of taking the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Course with us is that you get to choose the PADI Specialty Courses you want to teach from the following list!
| Available Recreational Specialty Instructor Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| AWARE Dive Against Debris | AWARE - Shark Conservation | Boat Diver |
| Deep Diver | Delayed Surface Marker Buoy | Digital Underwater Photographer |
| Drift Diver | Enriched Air Nitrox | Emergency Oxygen Provider |
| Equipment Specialist | Fish Identification | Full Face Mask Diver |
| Night Diver | Underwater Naturalist |
Self-Reliant Diver |
| Search and Recovery Diver | Sidemount Diver | |
| Underwater Navigator | Wreck Diver | |