MSDT Program
Specialty Instructor & Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)
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 28 $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 are required in the particular specialty.
Schedule
Starts anytime! With our flexible scheduling and day boats running every day to all local sites, you can select when you want to begin the Specialty Instructor Program. Practical training dives can be done over 2 to 3 days, depending on how many and which Specialties you choose. Or, join us on one of our current monthly scheduled programs. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it your travel plan and we'll help with the logistics and dive plan from there.
| Upcoming 2011 PADI IDC | Upcoming 2011 SPI & MSDT |
| 05 - 13 October (Confirmed) | starting on 16 October |
| 02 - 10 November (Confirmed) | starting on 14 November |
| 01 - 08 December (Confirmed) | starting on 12 December |
Specialty Instructor Training
| Program | Duration | Price |
| Emergency Oxygen Provider * | 1 day | 9500 THB |
| EANx (Nitrox) ** | 1 day | 5500 THB |
| Deep | 1 day | 6500 THB |
| DPV (diver propulsion vehicle) | 1 day | 5500 THB |
| DSAT Gas Blender *** | 1 day | 12500 THB |
| Night | 1 day | 5500 THB |
| Search & Recovery | 1 day | 6500 THB |
| Underwater Naturalist | ½ day | 5500 THB |
| Underwater Navigation | ½ day | 5500 THB |
| Wreck | 1 day | 6500 THB |
* Includes entry level certification & all materials
** Prerequisite: Must be certified as a Nitrox diver with 10 logged nitrox dives
*** Includes entry level certification & all materials / Prerequisite: be certified as a Nitrox diver and Instructor
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. 735.00 $US)
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MSDT Prep (5 Specialty Instructor Training only): 18,000 THB* (approx. 530 $US)
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*all PADI Specialty Instructor courses except PADI Tec Gas Blender Instructor Course
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
- Be a renewed PADI Open Water Instructor or higher
- Be a PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty Instructor
- Be a DSAT Gas Blender
- 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
These fees are not covered by your course prices. You will need to pay to PADI directly after your course via credit cards, bank draft or money transfer.
| Program | Fee |
| Speciality Instructor Application | 69 $AU |
| MSDT Application | 84 $AU |
