PADI Specialty Courses.
Your ticket to go deeper into your diving passions — more confidence, more fun, and a step toward Master Scuba Diver.
Ten ways to specialize.
Each PADI Specialty builds on your existing certification with focused skills and 2–4 dedicated dives. Complete five and you’re on your way to Master Scuba Diver — the highest recreational rating PADI offers. For PADI Instructors, five specialty ratings are also part of the MSDT package in our IDC programme.
Deep Diver
Extend your depth range to 40m, safely, with the right skills and dive planning.
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Wreck Diver
Learn to safely explore wrecks, from the outside in.
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Enriched Air (Nitrox)
The most popular PADI specialty — more bottom time, less nitrogen loading.
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Sidemount Diver
Streamlined, flexible, and popular with photographers and tec divers alike.
Explore Dry Suit Diver
Useful for colder sites, night dives, and longer bottom times year-round.
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Emergency Oxygen Provider
Recognize dive-related injuries and administer emergency oxygen with confidence.
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Peak Performance Buoyancy
Fine-tune your buoyancy, trim and air consumption — the skill every diver wants.
Explore Search & Recovery Diver
Search patterns and safe lift-bag techniques for recovering lost or dropped items.
Explore DPV Diver
Diver Propulsion Vehicles — scooter your way across bigger sites.
Explore Emergency First Response (EFR)
The prerequisite for Rescue Diver — and a genuinely useful life skill on land too.
ExploreFive specialties and Advanced + Rescue earn you Master Scuba Diver — the highest recreational rating PADI offers.
Common questions
Do I need to pick just one?
No — most divers collect several specialties over time. Five completed specialties plus Advanced and Rescue earn Master Scuba Diver.
Can specialties be combined with Advanced Open Water?
Yes — some Advanced elective dives can credit toward a full Specialty certification if you continue afterward.