The Master Scuba Diver Rating is the highest qualification for a leisure scuba diver in the PADI system. It is a great achievement showing that you have a broad range of diving knowledge, skills and experience. With good reason it is known as the “Black belt” of leisure scuba diving and is awarded to Rescue divers who have completed five PADI Specialty Courses and logged fifty dives. The advantages in gaining this rating include large increases in confidence and much more coaching from a highly experienced PADI Course Director! Your passion and commitment as a diver will also naturally increase as you learn much more about five facets of diving that really interest you.