PADI MASTER SCUBA DIVER
Please note that in Malta, all recreational diving services are offered, promoted, organised and provided exclusively through licensed dive centres. At present, Claude D Zacharias is an instructor at OrangeShark Dive Centre, MTA 0120.
In Sweden, however, an instructor may teach diving independently, at their own responsibility.
Complete Your Journey – Become a Master Scuba Diver!
The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating is the highest non-professional certification in recreational diving.
It represents experience, confidence, and dedication — and places you among an elite group of divers worldwide.
This is not about becoming a professional.
It’s about recognising everything you’ve already achieved as a diver.
You’re Probably Closer Than You Think!
Many certified divers are just one or two specialties away from qualifying as a Master Scuba Diver.
If you already hold:
• Advanced Open Water Diver
• Rescue Diver
• Several specialty certifications
• Logged dives and real experience
…then you may already be standing at the final step.
Why Become a Master Scuba Diver?
• Elite status – a recognised mark of experience and achievement
• Confidence boost – proof of your skills, training, and dive history
• Diverse experience – from advanced dives to specialised environments
• Personal achievement – the pinnacle of recreational diving
• Motivation to continue – many Master Scuba Divers go on to further education, technical diving, or leadership roles
Earning this rating tells the world — and yourself — that you are a diver who didn’t stop early.
What’s Required?
To apply for the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, you need:
• Minimum age: 12 years
(Junior Master Scuba Diver available for ages 12–14)
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
• PADI Rescue Diver
• Five PADI Specialty certifications
• 50 logged scuba dives
Once completed, your certification is submitted to PADI, officially elevating your diver status.
Take the Final Step
If you’re only missing a specialty or a few dives, now is the perfect time to finish what you started, and what better place to do it then Sunny Malta!
Complete your journey.
Celebrate your experience.
Stand proud as a PADI Master Scuba Diver.
