You tell your students to aim for PADI Master Scuba Diver. You also want to tell them that you can take them all the way there because you are a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT).

The Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating sets you apart from other dive instructors by showing your commitment to continuing your dive training and being prepared to help others continue their training as well. You also get to teach specialty diver courses – which opens the door to lots of fun while working.

If you are considering entering the realm of technical dive instruction, then the MSDT will be useful. You must be an MSDT to become an instructor in Tec Diver or the DSAT Trimix Diver courses.