February Tips from the PADI Quality Management Team

The Undersea Journal First Quarter 2019 – Now Available

Each quarter The Undersea Journal is filled with stories and articles that help you stay informed and inspired as a PADI Professional. The First Quarter 2019 edition includes articles on; tips for turning students into engaged divers, how to make PADI’s marketing resources work for you, DEMA show updates, dive shops making a difference, how...

Dive Fatalities – The Role of Violations of Good Diving Practices

Written by Al Hornsby As a dive professional, you’re well aware of the importance of following good diving practices during all dive activities. You teach this in courses, have students sign the Safe Diving Practices form and remind divers of safe procedures during dive activities. From all the attention given, you’d expect that respect for...

PADI DSD event breaks disabilities barriers

At the end of November, a group of PADI Instructors, in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, gathered together and organized a Discover Scuba Diving event for people with special needs. The aim of the event was to foster participant's confidence in their abilities as well as providing basic information about diving, the training involved...

Go Diving 2019

PADI will be exhibiting at Go Diving, taking place at Ricoh Arena, Coventry (UK) from Friday 22nd February – Sunday 24th February 2019. Get your exclusive discounted tickets now Use the code PADI2018 at the check-out to receive your exclusive 10% PADI discount on tickets – use this code to get discounted tickets for Saturday...

Earfuls of Trouble

Written by DAN Staff Ear injuries make up the overwhelming majority of medical complaints from divers. It makes sense because we put our ears through a lot of stress in a dive, and that especially applies to professionals who are up and down, and in and out of the water all day long. In the...

PADI Travel™ Can Help You Sell More Dive Travel

Want to get started organizing group dive travel? PADI Travel can help you plan, organize and market your trips profitably. By signing up for PADI Travel's Affiliate Program, PADI Dive Centers and Resorts have access to the best rates around, negotiated by a global team of dive travel experts. Learn more about how the Affiliate...

2019: Creating Real Resolutions

It’s almost a tradition. Each year in January, we resolve to “eat better,” “spend less time on YouTube,” “rotate the tires on time,” or whatever. But by February, we’ve forgotten it. Why? Because most resolutions are really wishes or things we’re told we “ought” to do, instead of commitments from our hearts. So, our daily...

PADI Santi Dry Suit Diver Distinctive Specialty launch exclusive for PADI Course Directors

Are you interested to get a new PADI Distinctive Specialty rating? Are you a PADI Course Director? If your answer is yes to both of those questions, we have great news for you! Together with the leading drysuit manufactures we developed a new Distinctive Specialty - Santi Dry Suit Diver. It covers all the recent...

Dive Community Comes Together for Coral Restoration Workshop

By Jen Clent - Regional Manager Indonesia & Timor-Leste Situated near Bali in Indonesia are a group of islands growing in popularity. Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Penida are just a short boat ride away from Bali and are fast becoming known as an amazing diving destination. With growing popularity however, there also comes...