Diver Dan's Online Scuba Store - The Black Belt of Scuba!

Want to join the best of the best in recreational diving? Explore the underwater world like never before? Live the dive lifestyle? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you’ll want to accept the Master Scuba Diver Challenge!

Karate Belt
Ranking System

Novice Level
	White
	Yellow
	Orange
Intermediate Level
	Green
	Blue
	Purple
Advanced Level
	Brown
	Red
	Black

Description

The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating is PADI’s highest recreational diving certification. This is where the best of the best come to play because the dive possibilities are endless.

To achieve the rating of PADI Master Scuba Diver, you must have logged at least 50 scuba dives and completed the following PADI courses:

Open Water Diver
Advanced Open Water Diver
Rescue Diver
Five PADI Specialty Diver Courses

No one said prestige was easy to come by, but it is certainly well worth it. As a PADI Master Scuba Diver the experience you gain will open up a new level of confidence, whether you are diving local wrecks, quarries, reefs or exploring exciting dive destinations around the world!

What Color is Your "Dive Belt"?

To determine your "dive belt color" match up your highest core certification (Open Water, Advanced or Rescue) with the number of PADI Specialties you have.

Certification	Open Water	Advanced	Rescue
No Specialties	White	Yellow	Orange
1 Specialty	Yellow	Orange	Green
2 Specialties	Orange	Green	Blue
3 Specialties	Green	Blue	Purple
4 Specialties	Blue	Purple	Brown
5 Specialties	Purple	Brown	Red
5 Specialties and 50 Logged Dives	Brown	Red	Black

“Black Belt” = Master Scuba Diver

Master Scuba Diver =
Open Water + Advanced + Rescue + 5 Specialties + 50 Logged Dives

The Master Scuba Diver Challenge!

Diver Dan's offers you an incentive!

To reward you for achieving this goal, Diver Dan's will give you a $60.00 rental coupon or a Air Fill Card ($60.00 Value) when you come into the store and fill out the PADI Master Scuba Diver Application in front of "Diver Dan" or a Diver Dan's manager. Applications must include a Diver Dan's Instructor Signature for verification (or "Diver Dan" can sign/verify your Application!). Diver Dan's will then take possession of the Application and mail it to PADI.

* 2005 PADI Master Scuba Diver Application Fee = $34.00 (Check or Credit Card Paid to PADI).

To receive the $60.00 rental coupon or a Air Fill Card it must be done in person. Sorry, no mail in Applications.

Classes for Master Scuba Diver

Classes available to achieve Master Scuba Diver include the following:

Open Water Diver

Advanced Open Water
Rescue Diver
Plus any Five PADI Specialties:
- Altitude Diver
- Boat Diver
- Deep Diver
- Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)
- Drysuit Diver
- Enriched Air - Nitrox
- Equipment Specialist
- Underwater Hunter
- National Geographic Diver
- Underwater Naturalist
- Underwater Navigation
- Night Diver
- Digital Underwater Photography
- Underwater Videography
- Safety Signer
- Search & Recovery
- Wreck Diver
- Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
- Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving
- First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

Check out the Master Scuba Diver Wall of Fame!

Where can I go from here?

After becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver (MSD), your next step is to become an PADI Divemaster! Stop by the shop for more information on all our diving programs.