If you’ve been thinking about becoming a PADI Pro, you might be wondering where it can take you. Well the answer is literally anywhere in the world – that’s the beauty of being a PADI Pro. PADI is an internationally recognised training organisation. So once you’re a PADI Pro, you can use your qualification anywhere in the […]

Former captain and athlete for the UK Freedive Team, Sam Amps is a leader in both the scuba diving and freediving worlds. She is a PADI Course Director and AIDA Instructor Trainer, and is founder of freediving center, Saltfree. As a key public figure and freediving safety advisor, Sam has also been a key consultant in […]

When they were little, simply spending a day at the pool or beach excited your kids. Now that they’re older and scuba certified, you have oceans to share as playgrounds — so make the most of it. Here’s how. Take a SeaSigns class Based on American Sign Language, the PADI Distinctive Specialty Course fosters underwater communication […]

Chris Azab, a highly experienced PADI Course Director and Tec Deep/Trimix Instructor, has been diving “a long time”. With an impressive 11,000+ dives in her logbook, she’s no stranger to the PADI Professional lifestyle, conducting Instructor Development Courses in the Netherlands and Egypt and teaching in her mother tongue of Dutch as well as English, […]

This week’s Video of the Week comes from PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, Pro Dive Mauritius, taking viewers on a journey over land and underwater across the beautiful Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Click to display the embedded YouTube video “Protect, Respect and Save Your Ocean” With a coastline of over 300km and surrounded entirely […]

This is the fifth post in our 50th anniversary series. Make sure to catch up with the history of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. PADI® entered the 2000s with plenty of momentum from the previous century. From 2000-2010, PADI expanded their programs to cater to an even wider audience, from children who wanted to try scuba to […]