PADI Master Scuba Diver, PADI Divemaster, PADI Master Scuba Diver… sometimes it all sounds the same, doesn’t it?
You may ask, what’s the difference? While these two diving qualifications seem comprised of the same words, they are quite different.
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a PADI Master Scuba Diver (MSD) and a PADI Divemaster (DM), let us explain.
Think about the relationship between a great home cook and an apprentice chef. Both know a lot about cooking and both can make a delicious meal, but one prepares meals as a hobby, and the other is a chef in the making.
PADI Master Scuba Diver: a Recognition Rating
If someone is a PADI Master Scuba Diver, that means he or she has significant experience and scuba training.
Fewer than 2% of divers ever achieve this rating, which makes them an elite group.
What you have to do to get this rating:
PADI Divemaster: a Professional Dive Leader
Divemaster’s help instructors teach scuba courses and can have leadership responsibilities that result in payment. Getting paid for scuba diving means you’re a dive professional.
Prerequisites to take the course:
What you can do once you are an authorised PADI Divemaster:
What you have to do to get this rating:
Now you know the difference between these similar sounding names. As you can see, both qualifications indicate highly experienced and knowledgeable scuba divers.
A PADI Master Scuba Diver is as far as you can go as a recreational diver, and PADI Divemaster is the first rung of the professional diver ladder.
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The PADI Course Flowchart