PADI COURSES FLOW CHARTS
DISCOVER SCUBA → OPEN WATER → ADVENTURE DIVER → ADVANCED OPEN WATER
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SPECIALTY COURSES (5+) → MASTER SCUBA DIVER RESCUE DIVER
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DIVEMASTER → ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR → OWSI
Not sure if diving is for you? → Try Discover Scuba Diving first
Ready to commit? → Start Open Water Diver (eLearning available to study at home)
Want more confidence? → Take Advanced Open Water next — it's designed to build skills, not just be "advanced"
Love helping others? → Rescue Diver is often called the most rewarding course
Want to dive longer? → Enriched Air Nitrox, Peak Performance Buoyancy
Love photography? → Digital Underwater Photographer, Peak Performance Buoyancy
Explore wrecks? → Wreck Diver, Deep Diver, Underwater Navigator
Night diving? → Night Diver, Underwater Navigator, Peak Performance Buoyancy
Current diving? → Drift Diver, Boat Diver
Self-improvement? → Peak Performance Buoyancy, Self-Reliant Diver, Search & Recovery