Ready to escape the 9-to-5? Do you want the ocean to be your office rather than a cubicle? You've come to the right place. It's time to live your dream!  After Rescue Diver, your next step is Divemaster While the flowchart makes it look you have to choose between Divemaster and Master Scuba Diver, they are complimentary programs. I think every Divemaster should also be a Master Scuba Diver. Why? Master Scuba Divers have extended their experience beyond Rescue Diver to include five(5) specialty areas of diving and they've amassed a good amount of diving experience (at least 50 logged dives). Master Scuba Diver also provides a way to log some of the dives you need to complete divemaster. Your next step is the Assistant Instructor (AI) course. This can be conducted as an independent course or as part of a 7 day (or longer) Instructor Development Course(IDC). Upon completing the AI program, you can participate in the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) Program (the latter half of an IDC). As an OWSI, you can train and certify divers to several levels: Skin Diver, Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Adventure Diver, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and AWARE-Coral Reef Conservation. While this is a lot, to set yourself apart you should become a Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT). As an MSDT, you will have issued at least 25 diver certifications and be able to teach five(5) specialty diver courses. That means, of course, that you become a Specialty Instructor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
