Photos supplied by Waverley College As a teenager, how many days did you spend looking out the class window, dreaming of the ocean? For students at Waverley College in Sydney there’s really no need. For the second year, Marine Studies has been offered to students as a Stage 6 subject. This includes optional modules that covers […]

This week's post from guest blogger Lowri James focuses on how and why she and her husband took their PADI Rescue Diver course.

There’s a lot more to being a PADI Instructor than being a great diver (but of course that helps). A good instructor is also: an engaging public speaker, someone who can anticipate a student’s needs, and someone who can break down complicated topics into easy-to-understand chunks. These skills, learned in the PADI Instructor Development Course […]

Continuing from part one, AmbassaDiver Gemma Smith explains her role in the underwater excavations of the famous Antikythera wreck… In 2012 a marine archaeologist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts was granted permission by the Greek government to once again start underwater excavations on the Antikythera wreck. Alongside other Greek archaeologists from the Greek […]
Calling all dive enthusiasts, join PADI at the Thailand Dive Expo (TDEX) from 11-14 May at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok. TDEX is great a place for to learn about that latest and greatest in diving innovation and dive travel. Visit PADI at booth P3-P4 to take part in a range of […]

PADI AmbassaDiver Jack Fishman was counting fish long before he was old enough to understand the importance of conservation. “I used to count fish when I was a little kid,” the PADI Staff Instructor at Rainbow Reef Dive Center, in Key Largo, Florida, says. “The REEF Fish ID Book was my bible. I was able […]