It Happened to Me: Decompression Sickness / The Bends

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PADI Divers The scenarios below are based on real-life diving incidents documented by Divers Alert Network (DAN) relating to decompression syndrome. Diver Experiences Leg Issues After Suspected Spinal Cord DCI After surfacing from an 80 foot (24 meter) dive, a diver experienced nausea and pain between her shoulder blades. It was her first dive of the day, […]

BOOT 2018

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Once again, PADI will be exhibiting at BOOT, taking place at Messe Dusseldorf from the 20th to 28th January. We invite you, your diving and your non-diving friends to visit us at the PADI Village where PADI staff will be on hand to have a friendly chat, demonstrate all our latest products and answer all […]

Salon de la Plongée 2018

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Once again, PADI will be exhibiting at Salon de la Plongée, taking place at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles a Paris, from the 12th – 15th January 2018. We invite you, your diving and your non-diving friends to visit us at the PADI Stand (D22) where PADI staff will be on […]

Why is the Mediterranean Sea so Clear?

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Mediterranean Sea is very clear Written by guest blogger Alexandra Dimitriou The Mediterranean boasts crystal-clear waters almost all year round. It’s one of the best places to both teach and learn how to scuba dive. Instructors can see into the eyes of their students, even from afar, and know what they are thinking thanks to the astonishing clarity of the water. […]

9 Tips to Keep Your Christmas Green This Year

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As the holiday season approaches, you’ll notice an increase in a lot of things – family time, eating, drinking, stress, (makes us wonder if they’re somehow related to be honest) – and unfortunately waste as well. In the US alone, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, household waste increases by more than 25% and a […]