PADI MSDT and Specialty Instructor Courses

I teach PADI specialties to share my vision of diving...

We all get into diving because there is something special in the scuba experience that speaks to each of us on a personal level. Combine your underwater interests, dive adventures and career by instructing divers PADI specialty courses, increase your fun while opening doors for better jobs and earning potential.

For me that has meant pursuing my interest in conservation and sharks. I have written and designed a PADI Distinctive Specialty course - Shark Diver. This course teaches divers about shark biology, ecology, identification and non-invasive interaction while diving in the company of sharks. This is a prerequisite to assist local biologists on the Roatan Shark Legacy Project.

I also certify Instructors in two other Distinctive Specialties; Whaleshark Awareness and Sea Turtle Awareness. In the Whaleshark course students learn about the gentle Whaleshark and how to assist biologists efforts by correctly photographing individual sharks for photo - ID. In the Sea Turtle Awareness program divers learn biology, ecology and to identify turtle species while diving with them in a responsible manner.

Standardized Specialty Instructor Courses

Barefoot Dive Pro Specialty instructor training and the MSDT prep course runs during the week following the IDC and Instructor Examination and after we've all had a day or two to relax and enjoy your new success as a PADI Instructor.

As of January 2010 we have trained over 500 PADI Specialty Instructors in:

REEF Fish Identification	Digital Underwater Photography
Underwater Videographer	Enriched Air Nitrox
Equipment Specialist	Search and Recovery
Underwater Navigation	Night Diver
Emergency Oxygen Provider	Diver Propulsion Vehicle
Wreck Diver	Underwater Naturalist
Drift Diver	Deep Diver
Multilevel and Computer	Boat Diver
Dry Suit Diver	Sea Turtle Awareness
Shark Awareness	Whaleshark Awareness

MSDT Program Fees

• $600 Course Fees for 5 Instructor Specialties - MSDT prep - less 10% for IDC candidates
• $46.50 PADI application fee per specialty
• $100 for each Instructor Specialty added beyond MSDT
• There are no additional materials fees as the PADI Specialty Instructor Manual is part of the 2010 IDC Crew Pack

Barefoot Dive Pro offers you a course fee reduction when adding Specialty Instructor, MSDT and DAN Instructor training to our IDC packages. Some specialties have additional fees such as Nitrox, email Peter at CourseDirector@BarefootCay.com for a specific quote about your diving interests.