PADI
The best choice in diver certification...
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the world's largest and most popular recreational diving membership and diver training organization, with offices in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States, serving more than 130,000 individual professional members and more than 5,300 dive centers and resorts in more than 180 countries and territories.
PADI members, including dive centers, resorts, educational facilities, instructors, and divemasters, teach the majority of the world's recreational divers.
PADI courses range from entry levels (such as Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver) to master scuba diver and a range of instructor certificates. Via their affiliate Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) they also offer various "Technical" diver courses, including decompression diving, Trimix diving and gas blending.
PADI Facts and Figures
- Nearly 1,000,000 PADI certifications issued worldwide each year
- 130,000 Individual Professional PADI Members
- 5,300 Dive Centres and Resorts
- 180 Countries and territories
- PADI materials available in 27 languages
- PADI diving certification - the most recognised card in the diving community
- PADI diving certification card is for life
Why PADI?
Education Difference
- Flexible performance based training
- Superior PADI materials
- PADI Courses independently acknowledged by international education and vocational training authorities
Professional Quality
- All PADI Instructors evaluated by a select group of PADI employed Instructor Examiners
- Proactive approach to quality management ensuring professional reliability and integrity
The Possibilities are Endless
- The PADI System of diver education allows you to continue your dive education for a lifetime - even after you become a PADI Instructor
- Over 25 specialty diver courses available to focus on your diving interests, fun and adventure
- Join the PADI Diving Society and enjoy the benefits as part of the largest diver affinity group in the world
Environmental Responsibility
- PADI is committed to preserviing the aquatic environment and encompasses Project AWARE's philosophies (Aquatic World Awareness, responsibility & Education)
PADI members, comprising dive centers, dive resorts, scuba educational facilities, scuba diving instructors, and divemasters, are responsible for certifying most of the world's recreational divers. PADI Offices serve more than 130,000 individual PADI professional members and more than 5,300 PADI dive centers and resorts in more than 180 countries.
PADI scuba diving courses range from entry levels (such as Scuba Diver and Open Water Diver) to master scuba diver and a range of dive professional certificates. PADI scuba diving courses are performance based programs, and at the introductory level emphasize practical knowledge, safety and motor skills.
The PADI standardized learning components are divided into theory and practical skills development. Dive theory is mainly conveyed by way of self-study with confirmation of the student's level of mastery in standardized scuba diving knowledge review sessions with a scuba instructor. Practical scuba diving skills mastery is obtained through confined water training (pools or relative shallow water) and performance evaluations in open water. After completion of each course, the diver is awarded a scuba diving certification.
