Master scuba diver question

[Mike Boswell]

From NAUI Worldwide Dive Safety Through Education

Master Scuba Diver

Gain the in-depth knowledge that will establish you as a recognized authority in your diving club or group. Thrill to the adventure of open water dives in settings that will test your abilities to their limit while expanding your diving capabilities and experience. Then proudly carry the most coveted and respected certification card in recreational diving - that of the NAUI Master Scuba Diver.

The Master Scuba Diver course is a continuing education certification course for divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. This course is an excellent progression toward NAUI Leadership roles.

During your training, you will engage in a minimum of eight open water dives including the following required dives:

Emergency procedures and rescue
Deep/simulated decompression diving
Limited visibility or night diving
Underwater navigation
Search and recovery – light salvage

You can also choose from many different dives for your elective dives such as:

Skin diving
Environmental study or survey
Air consumption (practical application)
Boat diving
Shore diving
Hunting and collecting
+Or other special interest dives

If you are 15 years old and have a NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver certification or its equivalent, you may be ready for the Master Scuba Diver class. Ready, set, learn!

 

[ScubaFeenD]

From NAUI Worldwide Dive Safety Through Education

Master Scuba Diver

Gain the in-depth knowledge that will establish you as a recognized authority in your diving club or group. Thrill to the adventure of open water dives in settings that will test your abilities to their limit while expanding your diving capabilities and experience. Then proudly carry the most coveted and respected certification card in recreational diving - that of the NAUI Master Scuba Diver.

The Master Scuba Diver course is a continuing education certification course for divers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of diving. This course is an excellent progression toward NAUI Leadership roles.

During your training, you will engage in a minimum of eight open water dives including the following required dives:

Emergency procedures and rescue
Deep/simulated decompression diving
Limited visibility or night diving
Underwater navigation
Search and recovery – light salvage

You can also choose from many different dives for your elective dives such as:

Skin diving
Environmental study or survey
Air consumption (practical application)
Boat diving
Shore diving
Hunting and collecting
+Or other special interest dives

If you are 15 years old and have a NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver certification or its equivalent, you may be ready for the Master Scuba Diver class. Ready, set, learn!

Wow, seems like the PADI MSD c-card might represent a more significant training requirement. Regardless, I have have more success with NAUI training (instructor dependent for sure), so I would probably just take the NAUI course anyway.

 

[Mike Boswell]

Kind of a nice writeup on Wikipedia:

Master Scuba Diver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[diver 85]

Its just a status... and for padi to get more money

It's all about the Georges---don't know what you call them up there-----

 

[TMHeimer]

Still unclear on one thing re NAUI MSD-- In addition to the minimum of 8 dives are you also required to have certifications in a number (5?) of specialties?

 

[ScubaFeenD]

Still unclear on one thing re NAUI MSD-- In addition to the minimum of 8 dives are you also required to have certifications in a number (5?) of specialties?

It doesn't seem like they are required, just the specialty dives are. Also, no number of dives or specialties are required beforehand either. Doesn't seem like any agency is doing what is best (IMHO) for making master scuba divers.

 

[Stu S.]

My cousin was a Master Diver with Marathon Oil. This was offshore oil and gas exploration, primarily in Asia. The term "Master SCUBA Diver" is a cheezy take-off on this significant and skilled occupation.

 

[Mike Boswell]

Wow, seems like the PADI MSD c-card might represent a more significant training requirement. Regardless, I have have more success with NAUI training (instructor dependent for sure), so I would probably just take the NAUI course anyway.

I am familiar with the PADI curriculum, having just gone through it. I did the NAUI courses way back when "air" was considered one of the four basic elements, so I don't remember much of it, but as I recall, there was considerably more basic physics and decompression than is taught by PADI today.

With the division of scuba into rec and tech, it seems the more math-and-science-oriented stuff has been moved under the tech umbrella. I miss it :depressed:.

 

[ScubaFeenD]

I am familiar with the PADI curriculum, having just gone through it. I did the NAUI courses way back when "air" was considered one of the four basic elements, so I don't remember much of it, but as I recall, there was considerably more basic physics and decompression than is taught by PADI today.

With the division of scuba into rec and tech, it seems the more math-and-science-oriented stuff has been moved under the tech umbrella. I miss it :depressed:.

"Math" scares (some) people, so it makes it harder to market a class that is "math" intensive.

I do significantly enjoy the sciency parts of the courses, though.

 

[OldNSalty]

"Math" scares (some) people, so it makes it harder to market a class that is "math" intensive.

I do significantly enjoy the sciency parts of the courses, though.

After taking the TDI NITROX course, I now understand why they also offer the SDI computer-NITROX course. Math! I had no problem with it (but then again I have a minor in math) but the entire night I kept hearing people in the class "What do these numbers mean?" "Which Formula?" "I'm confused, I think this is another math problem.", etc.

I enjoyed the class because of the math but I do see now why they offer a 'Computer diving' variant.