I am interested in becoming an Instructor, or possibly a PADI MSDT / PADI Staff instructor. What exactly is the difference between the three?
An OWSI (Open Water Scuba Instructor) is the first instructor rating in the PADI diving system. The dive instructor rating allows you to teach Open Water, Advanced, Rescue diver, Divemaster and Assistant Instructors. This is a great rating and one that allows those serious to enter the dive industry for dive employment. An MSDT is an OWSI with specialty areas of instruction and also a minimum of 25 students under their belt for teaching diving experience. An MSDT will be an instructor in 5 specialty diver areas – these might be Wreck diver, Deep diver, Enriched Air diver, Night diver and Drift diver for EXAMPLE (Many to choose from – see PADI dive specialty courses). An MSDT will have certified 25 student divers to gain the MSDT rating. The divers can be trained in any area of diving. At Mermaids we like to ensure that the MSDT candidate gets a good spectrum of teaching experience by teaching Open water, Advanced, Rescue, DM and the specialty areas. This gives the the MSDT great overal
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