Explore the Possibilities
With PADI specialties you can unlock the many facets of the underwater world
Specialties and Master Scuba Diver
Specialty Courses
Dive deeper into blue planet exploration with advanced dive skills and specialty scuba certifications. Whether you want to expand your dive knowledge or experience a new scuba specialty, our courses will prepare you for underwater adventure.
- Deep
- Delayed Surface Marker Buoy
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle
- Drift
- Dry Suit
- Enriched Air
- Fish Identification
- Full Face Mask
- Night
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Rebreather
- Rescue
- Search and Recovery
- Self-Reliant
- Sidemount
- Underwater Navigation
- Wreck
Master Scuba Diver
Reach the peak of recreational scuba diving. Become part of an elite circle as a PADI Master Scuba Diver™ — a rating fewer than 2% of divers achieve.
To achieve the Master Scuba Diver rating you need five specialties, the Rescue Diver certification and 50 logged dives.
Continue the adventure
Want to dive deeper and longer? Try tec diving. Want to join the dive industry as a divemaster or instructor? Go pro.
Frequently asked questions
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Pick your specialty
Tell us what you want to try and we will get you booked in.