Eligibility
The 2025 PADI Individual Member Master Scuba Diver Certification Challenge (“Challenge”) is open to PADI Individual Members worldwide (“Entrant”). Entrants must be renewed for 2025 and not have an open Quality Management action. No purchase required and void where prohibited. This challenge is administered by PADI Worldwide Corp.
General Rules and Conditions
The goal of the Challenge is for Entrants to increase their Con Ed certifications and ultimately PADI Master Scuba Diver™ ratings. We will compare certifications obtained between 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, to the same calendar period of 2024 (“2024 Comparison Period”). Only ratings received by PADI by 15 January 2026 will be counted. Growth will be determined by percentage growth of Master Scuba Diver ratings over Entrant’s 2024 Comparison Period. Entrants must register for the challenge at https://forms.office.com/r/QmUS1kbBbK.
Entrants will compete in one of four categories, which are based on the 2024 Comparison Period of PADI Individual Members. Entrants in each group will compete against one another to win.
- Entrants with 0 MSD ratings
- Entrants with 1 MSD ratings
- Entrants with 2-4 MSD ratings
- Entrants with 5+ MSD ratings
Special Update: Application Fee Waived Through 2025!
We’re pleased to share that the PADI Master Scuba Diver application fee has been waived for the remainder of 2025. This is a great opportunity for you to encourage divers who are nearing completion of their training to apply for this recognition at no cost.
You can leverage this benefit to inspire more of your students to take the final step in achieving the prestigious Master Scuba Diver rating, removing a common barrier and adding value to their diver journey.
Remind your divers to submit their applications before 31 December, 2025, to take advantage of the waived fee.
Prizes
Each 1st place winner in each category will receive the following:
- Free PADI Professional membership renewal for 2026, and featured in the Surface Interval.
*Note: The 2026 Member Renewal value is subject to the actual 2026 Membership Renewal Fee.
By participating in the Challenge, Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Winners will be required to sign and complete a Publicity Release & Affidavit of Eligibility, where legally permissible, and return it to PADI within 10 days of notification; otherwise the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate Entrant. Winners give PADI unlimited rights to use winners’ name, picture and likeness, and testimonials globally, in advertising and publicity for this Challenge and for any other PADI use, without further compensation, where permitted by local law. Such use may include but is not limited to PADI YouTube Channel and related scuba YouTube Channels, PADI Pro Blog/Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, padi.com, Surface Interval, and press releases. All taxes, including but not limited to local, state and federal taxes, are the sole responsibility of the winners. No substitution of prize is permitted.
Winner Selection
PADI will determine the winners, in its sole and absolute discretion, once the Challenge concludes (on or about 15 January 2026). The entrant with the highest percentage increase in certifications compared to the same calendar period last year, wins the prize. In the event of a tie, the entrant who has been the longest consecutive PADI member wins. The winners must be affiliated with a PADI regional office as of 1 January 2025. Winners will be notified by email on or about 1 February 2026. PADI is not responsible for any late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries. Incomplete or illegible entries are not eligible. PADI or its affiliates may rescind any promotion found to contain errors without liability at their sole discretion. For a copy of the PADI Individual Member Master Scuba Diver Challenge Official Rules and winners’ names send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: PADI, Attn: Marketing Dept – 2025 Individual Member Master Scuba Diver Certification Challenge, 30151 Tomas, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 USA or contact Adrianne Miller at [email protected]. PADI’s decision and selection of the winner shall be final.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This promotion will be available on Facebook in English, Spanish and Portuguese only.
This Challenge shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California exclusive of its choice of laws principles. The California State courts of Orange County or the United States District Court for the Southern District of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Challenge.
