SDI Master Diver

A Rating, Not a Course · The Highest Recreational Rating

The top of recreational diving. SDI Master Scuba Diver isn't a weekend course, it's a rating built on a body of work: your Rescue Diver certification, four full specialties, and 50 logged dives. If you already have Rescue and some specialties, you may be closer than you think. You'll need your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel, and the rest of the rental gear is included.

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SDI Master Scuba Diver Rating

A Rating, Not a Course · Rescue + 4 Specialties + 50 Dives

SDI Master Scuba Diver is the highest rating in recreational diving before you step into the professional ranks. It isn't awarded after a single weekend course. It's a credential built on a body of work, a Rescue Diver certification, four completed specialty courses, and 50 logged dives, and it means something precisely because of that. If you've already completed Rescue Diver and are working through your specialties, you may be closer than you think.

Because it's built from courses and dives you choose, what you pay depends on what you still need. Call us and we'll map it out.

The three requirements

Rescue Diver

A current SDI Rescue Diver certification. It can't be waived or substituted, and if you haven't done it, it's the next step before anything else.

Four full specialties

Four complete SDI, TDI, or ERDI specialty certifications, not intro dives. Choose them around your diving: Deep, Navigation, Photo, Drift, Boat, Search and Recovery, and more.

50 logged dives

A minimum of 50 dives. All training dives count, including Open Water, Advanced Adventure, Rescue, and your specialty dives.

How to get there from here

Where you start depends on what you've already done:

Just Open Water so far? The path runs Advanced Adventure, Rescue Diver, four full specialties, and 50 logged dives.
Already finished Advanced Adventure? Each of those five specialty dives counts as a credit toward the matching full specialty.
Already have Rescue Diver and some specialties? You may only need a specialty or two and a handful more dives.

Call us and we'll look at where you are and map out exactly what's left.

Who can pursue it

It's open to certified Open Water divers working toward the three requirements. It's a long game, and that's the point: the rating means something because of the work behind it.

Certified Open Water divers building toward the three requirements
Minimum age 15 with parental consent, 18 without
Divers who already have Rescue and some specialties (you may be close)

Where it leads

Master Scuba Diver is the top rating in recreational diving, the last step before you go pro.

The highest non-professional rating in recreational diving
A credential built on real experience, not a single weekend
The doorway to the professional ranks
Next step: the SDI Divemaster course

✓ What's included

Rental gear for your dives: BCD, regulator, computer, tanks, weights, and wetsuit
Instruction across the specialties and courses you still need
Your training dives counting toward the 50
A plan mapped to exactly what's left for you

What to bring

Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel (required, we don't rent these)
Your logbook showing your dives
Proof of your Rescue Diver certification and completed specialties

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a course or a rating?

It's a rating, the highest non-professional rating in recreational diving. It's not a single course, it's a credential built on your Rescue Diver certification, four full specialties, and 50 logged dives.

How many specialties do I need?

Four full SDI, TDI, or ERDI specialty certifications. These are complete certifications, not introductory dives, and you choose them based on where you want your diving to go.

How many dives do I need?

A minimum of 50 logged dives. All training dives count, including your Open Water, Advanced Adventure, Rescue Diver, and specialty dives.

Do I need Rescue Diver?

Yes. Rescue Diver is one of the three requirements and can't be substituted or waived. If you haven't done it yet, that's the next step before anything else.

Where am I on the path?

It depends on what you've done. From just Open Water it's Advanced Adventure, Rescue Diver, four specialties, and 50 dives. If you already have Rescue and some specialties, you may be closer than you think. Call us and we'll map it out.

What gear do I need to own?

Your own mask, fins, boots, and snorkel. The rest of your rental gear, like your BCD, regulator, computer, tank, weights, and wetsuit, is included.

What comes after Master Scuba Diver?

It's the last step before the professional ranks. From here, the next step is the SDI Divemaster course.

Let's. Go. Diving.

Not sure how close you are? Call the shop and we'll look at where you're at and map out exactly what's left.

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A rating, not a course. Requires an SDI Rescue Diver certification, four full specialties, and 50 logged dives. Next step: the professional ranks with the SDI Divemaster course.

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