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How to Become a PADI Course Director in Your 20s

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Zeynep Gözde Akbayir
8 January, 2024

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PADI Professional Levels Explained

PADI professional levels have similar names (Divemaster, Master Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer). We explain and rank each one.
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Women Course Directors Are Taking Giant Strides in the Dive Industry

Three women PADI Course Directors are creating positive industry change as diving pioneers in their countries.

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Q&A with Jamie Hull, Plane Crash Survivor & PADI Course Director

Read our interview with Jamie Hull, one of the most inspirational human beings, in which he discusses his plane crash and scuba career.
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Singapore is the perfect country to become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with incredible dive sites and marine life all year round.
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My PADI Interview: Szilvia Gogh, Inspirational Renaissance Woman

Szilvia Gogh is an extraordinary woman with a true zest for life, whose accomplishments are a testament to the opportunities a career in scuba can bring.

Interview with PADI Course Director Fu Chun

PADI recently had the opportunity to interview PADI Course Director Fu Chun. Fu works in Bali, Indonesia at her PADI Five Star Dive Resort Fish...
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