What is PADI?
PADI, which stands for Professional Association of Diving Instructors, was founded in 1966 in California, USA, by John Cronin and Ralph Erickson. It is the world’s largest scuba diving training organization, with over 6,500 PADI dive centers and more than 135,000 instructors worldwide. To date, PADI has certified over 25 million divers.

Its visionary slogan, “The Way the World Learns to Dive”, reflects its commitment to making diving accessible through a standardized, high-quality, and student-centered education system. Operating as a private international organization, PADI has service centers and distribution points around the globe. Its training materials are translated into 26 languages. While PADI instructors run their own businesses independently, they are accountable to PADI only in terms of adherence to training standards and student satisfaction.

PADI Courses include:

• Open Water Diver

• Scuba Diver

• Advanced Open Water Diver

• Rescue Diver

• Master Scuba Diver

• Adaptive Support Diver

• Advanced Rebreather Diver

• Divemaster

• Assistant Instructor

• Open Water Scuba Instructor

• Specialty Instructor

• Master Scuba Diver Trainer

• IDC Staff Instructor

• Master Scuba Instructor

• Course Director