PADI in General

Description: PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the world’s largest recreational diving membership ... more

PADI in General ... organization. The membership includes dive businesses, resort facilities, academic institutions, instructor trainers, dive educators, divers, snorkelers and other watersports enthusiasts. Professional PADI Members (dive centers, resorts, educational facilities, instructors, assistant instructors and divemasters) teach the vast majority of the world’s recreational divers, issuing nearly 946,000 certifications each year. PADI Professionals make underwater exploration and adventure accessible to the public while maintaining the highest industry standards for dive training, safety and customer service.

Newest Review: ... put off with the military regime (took him 7 years to get the courage up again) and having to retrieve his kit from the bottom of a pool - bet that's useful in today's diving senarios! And the BSAC diver who tried to cross over but came back to PADI because he had to clean the boat, man the bar and work the compressor for three months and didn't see the water! Or the BSAC diver ... more

... who couldn't get to go on trips because he wasn't happy going deep without being taught/qualified but couldn't be qualified because his club wouldn't take him out because he wouldn't go deep on trips! So got qualified with PADI. Ge...more

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PADI in General: PADI (288 words)
by - written on 18/02/03 (Somewhat useful, 112 readings)
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Oh yeah Pete......and I saw a BSAC diver on a liveaboard jump in with her air turned off because her buddy - leader with apparently over 2000 dives - didn't bother to buddy check her. Took a PADI instructor and Divemaster to pull her out! Apart from the guy who came along to do a try dive having tried to do a course with BSAC but was put off with the military regime (took him 7 years to get the courage up again) and having to retrieve his kit from the bottom of a pool - bet that's useful in today's diving senarios! And the BSAC diver who tried to cross over but came back to PADI because he had to clean the boat, man the bar and work the ... Read the complete review

PADI - Put Another Dollar In (268 words)
by - written on 06/04/02 (Useful, 376 readings)
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"Professional" can have two meanings - "fully trained and skilled" or "earning a living by", for many in PADI it means "paid". They are a commercial organisation, originated in America, whose top priority is making money. That, in my opinion, is their biggest downfall. They break down the training programme into the smallest possible modules, then sell each one separately. The safety modules are divorced from the skill modules so that they can get you onto escorted dives (that you pay for) as soon as possible. Don't get me wrong, there are many able divers and instructors in the PADI organisation, but there are also many divers ... Read the complete review

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