
Getting your PADI Open Water Diver certification is a great first step in learning to dive, here guest blogger Lisa lets us in on the four things that surprised her most when she learnt to dive… I got PADI certified in the Maldives last year, while spending a week on an island where the only activities offered […]

This week’s featured video shows the beginning stages and challenges that quadruple amputee Daniel Ennett had to overcome to learn to scuba dive. This video was filmed by Open Sky Pictures Production in Edmonton, Canada at Northwest Scuba PADI dive shop which was been in business since 1983. Connect with a local PADI Dive Shop in your […]
PADI TecRec courses are designed specifically for divers wanting to explore beyond the bounds of the recreational diving envelope. Covering the full range of backmount and sidemount open circuit courses, recreational and technical rebreather training, as well as technical specialties, PADI TecRec courses differ in approach to PADI’s recreational courses due to higher physical demands, […]

PADI Junior Ambassadivers Alexa and Julia Wong describe their accomplishments.

Seadragons can only be spotted off the southern coast of Australia.

Learn about basic equipment checks before and after scuba diving.