I'm starting my DM in just over a month, and I'm really excited.
When I was researching where to go, though, one common thread I noticed at many of the shops I looked at was the offer to add 5 PADI specialty classes for a discount.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that doing 5 PADI specialty classes is what the Master Scuba Diver cert is.
If I've made the decision to go pro, why would I also want the MSD? Is the DM who has taken the deep diver specialty course better than the DM who hasn't, all other things being equal?
I know this is an imperfect question, and no, I, as soon-to-be DMC don't claim massive experience. I do not have 10,000 dives, and I don't have even 100 deep dives. I have just around 110 dives total, and probably half are deep. For my experience level, I feel as comfortable on a deep dive as I do in <20m. Would the deep diver specialty improve me in a way beyond the DM course alone? Will it prepare me further for the IDC?
I'm wondering if this is a PADI money maker or if there is something to it, and I should reconsider the specialties.
The instructor specialties make more sense to me, but not specialties at the DM level.
When I was researching where to go, though, one common thread I noticed at many of the shops I looked at was the offer to add 5 PADI specialty classes for a discount.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that doing 5 PADI specialty classes is what the Master Scuba Diver cert is.
If I've made the decision to go pro, why would I also want the MSD? Is the DM who has taken the deep diver specialty course better than the DM who hasn't, all other things being equal?
I know this is an imperfect question, and no, I, as soon-to-be DMC don't claim massive experience. I do not have 10,000 dives, and I don't have even 100 deep dives. I have just around 110 dives total, and probably half are deep. For my experience level, I feel as comfortable on a deep dive as I do in <20m. Would the deep diver specialty improve me in a way beyond the DM course alone? Will it prepare me further for the IDC?
I'm wondering if this is a PADI money maker or if there is something to it, and I should reconsider the specialties.
The instructor specialties make more sense to me, but not specialties at the DM level.