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PADI Courses and Programs Crossovers and Prerequisites

Prerequisites for PADI Courses and Programs

Courses	Min Age	Prerequisite Certification	Number of logged dives	Other
Discover Scuba Diving	10
Junior Scuba Diver
Scuba Diver	14
Junior Open Water Diver	10
Open Water Diver	14
Junior Adventure Diver	10	PADI Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below)
Adventure Diver	15	PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below)
Junior Advanced Open Water Diver	12	PADI Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below)
Advanced Open Water Diver	15	PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below)
Junior Rescue Diver	12	PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below)		Successful completion of a sanctioned CPR program within the past 24 months
Rescue Diver	15	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below)
Specialties	varies	see chart below
Divemaster	18	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent (see below) & PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent (see below)	20	Medical clearance signed by a physician within the past 12 months
Assistant Instructor		PADI Divemaster or equivalent (see below)	60 including night, deep and navigation
Open Water Scuba Instructor		PADI Assistant Instructor or instructor in good standing with another training organization for at least six months	60 including night, deep and navigation	Hold a dive certification for at least 6 months Proof of CPR training within the last 24 months Medical clearance signed by a physician within the last 12 months
Emergency First Response Instructor		PADI Assistant Instructor (AI) or PADI Open Water Instructor (OWSI)		Must have successfully completed an EFR course as a student
Enriched Air Nitrox Instructor		PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI)		Must be EANx Diver, but we can integrate this into the instructor course
IDC Staff Instructor		PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer

Crossovers from other scuba training agencies

Agency	Agency's Certification	Permission	PADI Course (next to take)	Comments
BSAC	Ocean Diver	may enrol in	PADI Adventure Diver PADI Advanced Open Water
	Club Diver
	Sport Diver
	Sport Diver with 20+ dives	may enrol in	PADI Rescue Diver	must have logged deep and navigation dives
	Dive Leader	may enrol in	PADI Divemaster
	Advanced Diver	may enrol in	PADI Assistant Instructor
	Club Instructor
	Open Water Instructor
	Advanced Instructor	may enrol in	PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
CMAS	1 Star Diver	may enrol in	PADI Adventure Diver PADI Advanced Open Water
	1 Star Diver	may enrol in	PADI Rescue Diver	must have 9 logged dives including deep & navigation dives
	2 Star Diver	may enrol in	PADI Divemaster	must have logged night and navigation dives
	3 Star Diver	may enrol in	PADI Assistant Instructor
	1 Star Instructor
	2 Star Instructor	may enrol in	PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
SSI	Open Water Diver	may enrol in	PADI Adventure Diver PADI Advanced Open Water
	Advance Open Water Diver	may enrol in	PADI Rescue Diver
	Stress and Rescue Diver	may enrol in	PADI Divemaster	PADI Rescue skills must be assessed
	Master Diver
	Dive Control Specialist	may enrol in	PADI Assistant Instructor
	Open Water Instructor	may enrol in	PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor	must be current SSI member and have minimum 6 months as instructor
NAUI	Scuba Diver	may enrol in	PADI Adventure Diver PADI Advanced Open Water
	Advance Scuba Diver	may enrol in	PADI Rescue Diver
	Master Scuba Diver	may enrol in	PADI Divemaster	PADI Rescue skills must be assessed
	Master Diver
	Divemaster	may enrol in	PADI Divemaster
	Scuba Instructor	may enrol in	PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Crossing Over from BSAC, CMAS, SSI, NAUI & SAA

Cross over to PADI and join us in Paradise! While Dive Community is a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Centre, you may have been trained by another certifying agency like NAUI, SSI, CMAS & BSAC. However, most divers certified with those and other agencies want to crossover to PADI. Why? It’s simple economics.

The vast, overwhelming majority of dive centre -- in excess of 70% worldwide -- are PADI dive centres and want only PADI certified instructors. If you want to find a lucrative job easily, you need to be a PADI instructor. If you hold a certification from one of the agencies below (non-PADI certification) then refer to the chart to find out where you can enter the PADI diver education system.

BSAC	PADI Equivalent
Ocean Diver or Club Diver	Open Water Diver
Sport Diver	Open Water Diver
Sport Diver w/ at least 20 logged dives	Advanced Open Water Diver
Dive Leader	Rescue Diver
Advanced Diver	Divemaster or IDC Candidate
Club Instructor	IDC Candidate
Open Water Instructor	IDC Candidate
Advanced Instructor	IDC Candidate

CMAS	PADI Equivalent
CMAS 1 Star Diver	Open Water Diver
CMAS 2 Star Diver (with verification of Night and Navigation dive)	Rescue Diver
CMAS 3 Star Diver	Divemaster or IDC Candidate
CMAS 1 Star Instructor	IDC Candidate
CMAS 2 Star Instructor	IDC Candidate

SSI	PADI Equivalent
SSI Open Water	Open Water Diver
SSI Advanced open Water	Advanced Open Water Diver
SSI Stress & Rescue Techniques	Rescue Diver
SSI Master Diver	Rescue Diver
SSI Dive Con	Divemaster
SSI O/W / Dive Con Instructor	IDC Candidate if instructor certified for 6 months.

NAUI	PADI Equivalent
NAUI Scuba Diver	Open Water Diver
Advanced Scuba Diver	Advanced Open Water Diver
NAUI Master Scuba Diver	Rescue Diver
NAUI Divemaster	Divemaster
Scuba Instructor	IDC Candidate

SAA	PADI Equivalent
Club Diver	Open Water Diver
Club Diver (with at least 20 logged dives and Experience in Deep and Navigation)	Advanced Open Water Diver
Dive Leader (with at least 20 logged dives)	Advanced Open Water Diver
Dive Leader (with Diver Rescue)	Rescue Diver
Dive Supervisor (with Diver Rescue)	Divemaster
Assistant and Club Instructor (with Diver Rescue)	IDC Candidate
SAA Regional Instructor	IDC Candidate

The Thailand Phuket PADI 5* Dive Centre System of Education

This help chart your route through Dive Community's Thailand Phuket PADI 5* dive center scuba diving courses. Simply enter the system at any of the purple courses. PADI 5* scuba diving courses of the professional level "GO PRO" are shown in red. Note Medic First Aid has now been replaced by Emergency First Response.

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Prerequisites for PADI Courses and Programs

Courses

Min Age

Prerequisite Certification

Number of logged dives

Other

Crossovers from other scuba training agencies

Agency

Agency's Certification

Permission

PADI Course (next to take)

Comments

Crossing Over from BSAC, CMAS, SSI, NAUI & SAA

The Thailand Phuket PADI 5* Dive Centre System of Education

Number of
logged dives