lessphp fatal error: load error: failed to find /home4/undersea/public_html/blog/wp-content/themes/Underseas/style.less{"id":1264,"date":"2018-08-01T07:51:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T12:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2018-08-01T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T21:53:41","slug":"5-reason-you-should-become-a-master-diver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/5-reason-you-should-become-a-master-diver\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reason You Should Become A Master Diver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Master_Scuba.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Master_Scuba.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Master_Scuba.png 165w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Master_Scuba-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a>Master Diver is the ultimate rating for a recreational diver. \u00a0If you want to be the best of the best among your diving peers without going pro, become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/core-specialties\/master-scuba-diver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Diver<\/a>. \u00a0Not only will you become extremely comfortable and proficient in the water, but you will be among the elite 2% of scuba\u00a0divers that earn this rating.<\/p>\n<p>Master Diver is a PADI certification that is no easy feat. You will have to become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/core-curriculum\/rescue-diver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescue Diver<\/a>, earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/training\/continuing-diver-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Specialty certifications<\/a>, and have at least 50 logged dives. It may take time and effort but is so worth it, and here are the top five reasons why we think you should become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/core-specialties\/master-scuba-diver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Diver:<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5 Reasons why we think you should become a Master Diver:<\/h2>\n<h3>Reason 1: Learn New Skills<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/digital_fotography.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/digital_fotography-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>To become a Master Diver you have to complete 5 different specialty courses which will give you many new skills as a diver such as taking digital underwater photos, learning to spearfish, increasing your ability to identify fish, or learn to night dive. \u00a0The possibilities are endless!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h3>Reason 2: Become A Safer Diver<\/h3>\n<p>It's common knowledge that the more you do something, the better you get at it. \u00a0This applies to diving too. \u00a0No matter if you're taking an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/core-curriculum\/advanced-open-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Advanced Open Water<\/a> course or Search and Rescue, you're spending time in the water under the supervision of a diving professional, and as you dive more you become more comfortable and confident in the water, therefore, making you a safer diver.<\/p>\n<h3>Reason 3: Earn Special Recognition From PADI (and us too!)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Black-Solid.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Black-Solid-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This year, PADI is offering special recognition for those divers who complete what they call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padi.com\/msdchallenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Scuba Diver Challenge<\/a>, and so will we! If you complete the challenge by the end of September 2018, you'll be entered for a chance to win a 2-person dive trip to Roatan! On top of that, you will earn a plaque from us with your name on it and a special recognition with your picture posted in our classroom. Plus, you'll be the guest of honor at our December gathering to honor all of our Master Divers.<\/p>\n<h3>Reason 4: Learn How To Rescue Someone<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rescue-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rescue-2-150x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a>Part of the journey to becoming a Master Diver is getting certified as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/index.php\/core-curriculum\/rescue-diver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescue Diver<\/a>. \u00a0This is probably one of the most valuable courses a diver can take. \u00a0You will learn how to not only be better able to help yourself in a diving emergency, but you will learn the skills and gain the confidence necessary to rescue someone else. \u00a0Learning to save a life is an invaluable life skill.<\/p>\n<h3>Reason 5: Bragging Rights<\/h3>\n<p>If for no other reason, being able to brag to your dive buddies that you are part of the elite, top 2% of recreational divers should be incentive enough to become a Master Diver. \u00a0Presenting that Master Diver card to dive charters around the world lets them know that you are some of the best of the best in diving, and you have every right to feel that way because you've earned it!<\/p>\n<p>So what are you waiting for?!? Get out there and become a part of the 2% of divers that earn this awesome achievement! We'll be here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underseas Scuba Center<\/a> to help you along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master Diver is the ultimate rating for a recreational diver. \u00a0If you want to be the best of the best among your diving peers without going pro, become a Master Diver. \u00a0Not only will you become extremely comfortable and proficient in the water, but you will be among the elite 2% of scuba\u00a0divers that earn this rating. Master Diver is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/5-reason-you-should-become-a-master-diver\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[82,81,146,8,33,105,454,455,100,456,101,54,6],"class_list":["post-1264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dive-training","tag-advanced-diver","tag-advanced-open-water-course","tag-dive","tag-dive-training","tag-diving","tag-diving-safety","tag-master-diver","tag-master-diver-challenge","tag-master-scuba-diver","tag-master-scuba-diver-challenge","tag-rescue-diver","tag-scuba","tag-scuba-diving","cat-7-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1268,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions\/1268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}