SSI courses and PADI courses
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To be honest if you have to ask the question you should not be getting a master card. The agencies states what are qualifying courses for the card. In genreal you probably have to be and aow with perhaps 5 specialties of which of them must include rescue or stress and rescue. of course some of the specialties may have prerequsite courses or training also.
Next, i have no clue to what ADV ADV is.
Last the idea of a master diver is that the holder of the card is experienced and has a higher than normal set of skills. such as freah water diving, ocean diving ,divng in currents ,limited visibility diving , other than air diving, navigation diving, drysuit diving. These are a lot of skills to learn to the level of being worthy of having a master card at less than 25 logged dives. If however you are aiming for a dive mastercard by 60 dives you are on the right path.
Next, i have no clue to what ADV ADV is.
Last the idea of a master diver is that the holder of the card is experienced and has a higher than normal set of skills. such as freah water diving, ocean diving ,divng in currents ,limited visibility diving , other than air diving, navigation diving, drysuit diving. These are a lot of skills to learn to the level of being worthy of having a master card at less than 25 logged dives. If however you are aiming for a dive mastercard by 60 dives you are on the right path.
Quick answer; yes, any PADI specialities you take will count towards your SSI master diver qualification (and vice versa).
@KWS Adv adv = SSI advanced adventurer
@KWS Adv adv = SSI advanced adventurer
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You sure about the vice versa? PADI's site says prerequisites for PADI Master Scuba Diver are:
Of note, on the 5 specialty diver courses line, there is no mention of 'or qualifying certification from another training organization.'
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Hmm, I'll need to check that with my husband (SSI Instructor Trainer & PADI DSDT) who is diving at the mo, back soon.
---------- Post added January 12th, 2013 at 02:28 PM ----------
OK, checked it, and I was wrong about the PADI vice versa
From PADI general standards, and Instructor guide: "for PADI master scuba diver: specialty diver or Tec rec certifications MUST BE PADI, no other certifications qualify"
SSI master diver rating: minimum age 15 yo (12 for junior), 4 specialty programmes, Rescue, 50 logged dives, with only 1 unique specialty programme counting towards the rating, other agencies are recognised towards the SSI master diver rating.
---------- Post added January 12th, 2013 at 02:28 PM ----------
OK, checked it, and I was wrong about the PADI vice versa
From PADI general standards, and Instructor guide: "for PADI master scuba diver: specialty diver or Tec rec certifications MUST BE PADI, no other certifications qualify"
SSI master diver rating: minimum age 15 yo (12 for junior), 4 specialty programmes, Rescue, 50 logged dives, with only 1 unique specialty programme counting towards the rating, other agencies are recognised towards the SSI master diver rating.
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i just contacted padi about this same question.
answer = NO
SSI specialties DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS PADI MASTER DIVER = ridiculous (money grab obviously)
however, they do recognize the SSI stress and rescue course as an equivalent to padi rescue diver course = confusing
why they would recognize the stress and rescue but not the specialties tells me they just want you to have to pay the fees for their course. which i understand from a business perspective but i think it sucks from a divers perspective
on the other hand......my SSI shop will recognize my padi nitrox and count it towards my SSI master diver. that being said, my case may not be the norm.
just an added note.....padi requires you to take the advanced course as a separate course then add 5 specialties plus rescue to get master. but with SSI, once you get 4 specialties you automatically get the advanced card (adv is not a separate course). then you just need stress and rescue for the master card. so you take 2 less courses. cheaper.
remember there are minimum number of logged dives required to achieve certain cards.
---------- Post added January 12th, 2013 at 06:02 PM ----------
i don't think that was an appropriate thing to say
answer = NO
SSI specialties DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS PADI MASTER DIVER = ridiculous (money grab obviously)
however, they do recognize the SSI stress and rescue course as an equivalent to padi rescue diver course = confusing
why they would recognize the stress and rescue but not the specialties tells me they just want you to have to pay the fees for their course. which i understand from a business perspective but i think it sucks from a divers perspective
on the other hand......my SSI shop will recognize my padi nitrox and count it towards my SSI master diver. that being said, my case may not be the norm.
just an added note.....padi requires you to take the advanced course as a separate course then add 5 specialties plus rescue to get master. but with SSI, once you get 4 specialties you automatically get the advanced card (adv is not a separate course). then you just need stress and rescue for the master card. so you take 2 less courses. cheaper.
remember there are minimum number of logged dives required to achieve certain cards.
---------- Post added January 12th, 2013 at 06:02 PM ----------
i don't think that was an appropriate thing to say
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