My Week: Weather and Nudibranchs

KeyMan Programs for Dive Professionals

It isn’t too uncommon for dive professionals to be kitted with worn or discoloured scuba diving gear. Sometimes this can give off an impression that the Pro is a well-qualified and experienced diver, however it can also portray a negative image of carelessness, negligence or sloppiness. For some divers, professional or not, using older equipment...

Learn to Dive in Australia Video for Australian Members

Have you been utilising our recent Learn to Dive in Australia video? As one of our first Australia specific videos, we hope that you’ll find this a useful piece of content which showcases typical classroom, pool and open water experiences with some great Australian marine life encounters. We recommend embedding this on your website, blog...

Collaborating for Conservation in Bali 2014 – Bali Funathon®

Blue Season Bali, Crystal Divers and Joe’s Gone Diving in Bali have joined forces with the united goal of raising funds and awareness for shark conservation. Giving Project AWARE’s Finathon® concept a unique twist the trio of dive centres are hosting the Funathon and putting the fun into fundraising! Events include water volleyball tournament spanning...

Advice for New Scuba Instructors

We've asked a few members of the PADI team to share their best piece of advice for a new scuba instructor... Below are their responses. Brigit Jager – PADI Asia Pacific Training and Quality Management Educational Consultant When applying for a job, if at all feasible, make the effort to visit your potential employer in person...

Sales Promotion on Dutch PADI Teaching Materials

Do you teach Dutch Students? Need some more Dutch PADI Teaching Materials? PADI Asia Pacific Sales Department is very pleased to announce a special promotion on Dutch Products. So be sure to contact the PADI Asia Pacific Sales Department on +61 2 9454 2888 or email [email protected] for more information on this exciting, money saving...

Recognition of 150 years of PADI membership and loyalty in Fiji

As the new Regional Manager I recently had the pleasure of travelling to Fiji for the handover from Ian Cumming. Whilst there I felt very secure in the fact that across the country there are some very experienced people helping guide the industry in such a positive direction. With a total of 150 years of...

AquaMarine Diving – Bali Continue to Support the Local Dive Community

With scuba diving holidays in Bali on the rise, AquaMarine Diving - Bali believe that the need for more professional and well-trained dive staff is more crucial than ever. That is why they created their annual 11 Month PADI Divemaster Internship Programme for Indonesian citizens who are interested in starting a career within Indonesia’s fast-growing...

2014 PADI Dive Day – Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

On Saturday, 13th September, Santa Margherita Ligure in Italy hosted a PADI Dive Day event.This was a full day dedicated to divers and PADI Members where they met and dived with PADI staff in the beautiful Portofino Marine Protected Area - one of Italy's premier diving destinations near Rapallo. Participants were given the opportunity to meet - and...