Scuba Diving and Sailing for Teens

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ActionQuest - Anchorage Looking for a life changing summer camp focused on all things ocean? ActionQuest, founded in the mid-eighties, offers scuba and sailing summer adventure camps for teens in the British Virgin Islands. Students live aboard a fleet of sailboats for three week sessions, learning to sail and dive all along the way. As a PADI Five […]

Public Safety Diving Revisited

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mike berry underwater criminal investigator As the owner of Underwater Criminal Investigators (UCI) and the full-time Operations Coordinator for the Virginia State Police Search and Recovery Team, Mike Berry is both a leader and pioneer in public safety diving. Mike was one of the first people interviewed for our scuba careers series, but there are so many facets to the […]

5 Things to do Before your Next Scuba Course

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what to do before your next scuba course Written by Danielle Schofield Are you planning to take the next step and complete a new PADI certification? To help get the most out of your course, try these five tips on being refreshed, prepared and fit to dive.   Choose the right course It may sound simple, but pick a course that works with […]

Scuba Careers: An Interview with PADI Staff Instructor and Clinical Psychologist, Laura Walton

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portrait and bubbles When you think about becoming a dive professional, do you find yourself thinking that it might come at the expense of other career ambitions? When we spoke to clinical psychologist and PADI Staff Instructor Laura Walton, we found out this isn’t always the case… Hello! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I am a […]

Father-Daughter Diving with Sign Language

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thomas koch A few months ago, PADI AmbassaDiver Thomas Koch was once again involved in using American Sign Language to certify a new PADI scuba diver. Except this time, that new diver was Thomas’s ten year old daughter, Claire, making it a truly heart melting father-daughter experience. In 2015, Thomas became PADI’s first deaf Course Director, and […]