Accelerated Learning
Individual Course Description
MSD-103
PADI Master Scuba Diver
Clock Hours: 89
Days: 8
The PADI Master Scuba Diver Course is a 10-day training class that provides advanced-level divers with additional training in five specified types of diving. Sixteen open water dives with special practical training & knowledge reviews elevate the diver to a level of superior experience and achievement.
Prerequisite: PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver, Minimum of five PADI Specialty Diver courses, Minimum of 50 logged dives
Minimum Age: 18 years old
(minimum 18 years of age in order to track toward Divemaster)
Number of Dives: 16
Academic Topic & Skills | Clock Hours
PADI Underwater Navigation Specialty
12.0
Benefits of Underwater Navigation
0.5
Distance Estimation
0.5
Natural Navigation Techniques
0.5
Underwater Patterns
0.5
Underwater Navigation with a Compass
0.5
Dive Site Relocation
0.5
Navigational Aids
0.5
Maintenance and Mastery
0.5
Underwater Navigation Dives
6.5
Knowledge Review I & II
1.0
Administration
0.5
PADI Deep Diver Specialty
24.0
Why Dive Deep
1.0
What is a Deep Dive
1.0
Equipment for Deep Diving
1.0
Deep Diving Techniques – Buddy Contact and Neutral Buoyancy
1.0
Deep Diving Techniques – Descents and Ascents
1.0
Deep Diving Techniques – On the Bottom
1.0
Deep Diving Techniques – Safety Stops and Emergency Decompression
1.0
Deep Diving Techniques – Drift Dives and Wall Dives
1.0
Gas Narcosis
1.0
Decompression Sickness
1.0
Deep Diver Specialty Course Open Water Dives
12.0
Knowledge Reviews Part I & II
2.0
PADI Search & Recovery
24.0
The Recreational Search and Recovery Diver
1.0
Two Types of Search and Recovery Diving
1.0
Search and Recovery Environments
1.0
Potential Hazards of Search and Recovery Diving
1.0
Planning Search and Recovery Dives
1.0
Pinpointing Lost Objects at the Surface
1.0
Underwater Searches
1.0
Object Recovery Procedures
1.0
Search for the Opportunities
1.0
Search and Recovery Open Water Dives
13.0
Knowledge Reviews Part 1 & 2
2.0
PADI Delayed Surface Marker
Buoy Specialty
12.0
Why Dive Deep
1.0
Reasons to Dive with a DSMB
1.0
Features and Styles of DSMBs and Reels
1.0
Preparing a DSMB for Use
1.0
Deploying a DSMB
1.0
Risks and Hazards of DSMB Use
1.0
Delayed Surface Marker Buoy
Open Water Dives
6.0
DSMB Knowledge Review
1.0
PADI Dive Against Debris
12.0
The Messy Problem of Marina Debris
1.0
Time to Dive Against Debris
1.0
Make Your Survey Count
1.0
Now It’s Your Turn
1.0
Dive Against Debris Open Water Dive
8.0
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
5.0
Reasons to Fine-Tune Buoyancy Skills
.25
Buoyancy Check
.25
Fine-Tuning Your Buoyancy
.25
Weight Positioning and Distribution
.25
Streamlining
.25
Visualization Techniques
.25
Connections between PPB and Staying Physically Fit
.25
PPB Knowledge Reviews I & II
1.0
Peak Performance Buoyancy
Open Water Dives
2.25
