Teach Prevention of Dive Injuries

Insurance Renewal Coming Soon

My painful insurance lesson. I worked for a dive operation that catered to high-end customers. We were a team of four – two instructors and two divemasters. On one particular trip, the thing we all dread occurred – one of the divers was severely injured. Jack was participating in a specialty training dive with me...

Coming Soon – Insurance Renewal

PADI® Dive Centers and Resorts deserve the industry’s highest rated and most affordable insurance available in the industry. Unfortunately, many business owners don’t take the time to really understand their policies – regardless of the provider. Those who don’t fully consider their business needs can make the wrong choices and end up with sub-par coverage...

Take Responsibility, Own the Dive, Gain Confidence

Not many adventure sports occur in alien environments. In that regard scuba diving is less like skiing or rock climbing and more like playing ping pong in outer space. Divers have to learn knowledge and skills as well as how to properly kit up to simply breathe while participating in and enjoying the activity. To...

A Way to Pay It Forward and Make a Difference

Like most PADI® Members around the world, you’re probably aware that the 2017 hurricane season wreaked havoc in the Caribbean. And in 2018, other areas suffered from natural disasters: earthquakes in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan; Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Guam, Marshall Islands, the Philippines and southern China; plus there were 11 other typhoons...

Plastic eRDPML™ Retires

The blue plastic version eRDPML™ calculator will no longer be produced and supplies will run out soon. The popular eRDPML eLearning (70031-1), accessible in the PADI Library, will continue to be available. If you've been providing student divers with the blue plastic eRDPML, please switch to providing students with the digital version. As with all...

Responding to Neurological DCS

Neurological symptoms are not the most common symptoms of DCS, but their onset can be rapid and their consequences serious. These symptoms can also be difficult to manage in the field. Much like a stroke, neurological DCS requires a rapid response, so it's critical for you to be able to identify and respond quickly and...

PADI Business Academy Lite – New Jersey | 28 March 2019

If you haven’t heard the news, PADI® Business Academy (PBA) Lite just launched a new curriculum and is currently touring the Northeast US. The next stop is Secaucus, New Jersey on 28 March 2019, just one day before Beneath the Sea. Complement your trip to Beneath the Sea by attending this PBA Lite and remain...

First Aid for Burns

Written by DAN Staff A serious burn — even a sunburn — can bring a quick end to an exciting dive trip. You can take steps to reduce the risk of burns, but you can’t always prevent them. On a busy dive boat, accidental contact with a hot compressor or stove, or someone just spending...

A group of women walks off the beach and into the ocean to go scuba diving.

Save the Date: PADI Women’s Dive Day Returns on 19 July for its 11th Year

Save the date for the tenth annual PADI Women's Dive Day taking place on July 19th, 2025. Register your event now.