Becoming a Scuba Instructor Can Be a Passport to the World Having lived in Honduras, Hawaii, Indonesia, Mexico, and Zanzibar, PADI Instructor Josiah Mackin lives a life that most scuba divers dream about.
Scuba Diving Careers for Master Scuba Divers The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating is sometimes called the “black belt” of diving.
Interview with Gretchen Ashton, a Champion for Women and the Sport of Diving While some of the women spotlighted in PADI’s “Women in Diving” Series have been inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame, Gretchen Ashton brings credentials beyond just her dive certifications. She was just the second woman inducted into the AAU Power Lifting Hall of Fame and has set 21 World and American records as...
Scuba Diving Career: Maritime Archaeologist Maritime archaeologist is a scuba diving job that explores archaeological remains in or near the water. Marine archaeologists piece together information about humanity's past by diving wrecks, harbours, lakes, etc. Sarah Linden is a maritime archaeologist and PADI Instructor. We asked her to tell us a little about her job and her background as a...
An interview with PADI Divemaster, Cameron Schwaiger PADI recently interviewed Cameron Schwaiger from Kew in Victoria who took up his dream job as a PADI Divemaster at Academy of Scuba, a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre in Glen Iris and Rye. Describe a typical day in your working life as a PADI Divemaster. For me diving is an activity I...
Interview with PADI Open Water Model Estrella Navarro Holm Learning to be comfortable underwater is a challenge in itself, but imagine trying to be comfortable underwater while posing for pictures. In a recent photo shoot for PADI’s revised Open Water Diver manual, underwater model and free diver Estrella Navarro Holm proved that it takes more than being a good diver to create great underwater...
