Interview with PADI’s First Female Course Director from the Maldives, Zoona Naseem
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Zoona Naseem is only the second Maldivian to have attained the rank of PADI Course Director, and the country’s first female to do so. She is the owner of Moodhu Bulhaa Dive Centre in Villingili Island, just 10 minutes away from the capital, and is passionate about getting young people diving. Here she shares her […]
Using scuba diving in your job isn’t just the reserve of dive professionals, the skills you learn can be translated to many other career paths. We spoke to Daniel Oron, of Go Button Media on how diving has impacted his career as a film maker and cinematographer. How did you get into diving? I began […]
Read about Riley McNamara's journey to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™ and the impact scuba diving has made on his life.
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Here’s to all the women in diving—the trailblazers, explorers, and fearless females that have made and continue to make incredible contributions to the sport. As an organization, we aim to encourage, empower and educate women who either want to start diving or who want to be part of a community passionate about the underwater world. […]
The PADI Master Scuba Diver (MSD) rating is considered the highest recreational diving level and is often called the “Black Belt” of scuba diving.