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Who is PADI?
PADI is the leading scuba diving training agency for scuba diving in the world. As of 2021 it has a membership of over 170,000 individuals and 6,200 dive centres in over 170 different countries in the world. They have issued in excess of 28,000,000 diving certifications internationally.
PADI was commenced in 1966 by John Cronin and Ralph Erickson. They felt there needed to be a professional organization that made it easy for anybody to become a skilled and confident diver. Prior to this most scuba diving was done primarily by ex navy staff and wasn’t readily available to the common man.
To solve this problem, they joined forces to create the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. PADI, as most people know it today.
PADI now have in excess of 50 different courses to choose from starting from beginner. Like the PADI Discover Scuba Diving and the PADI Open Water courses right up to the professional instructor courses like the PADI Instructor Development course. PADI also now has a wide range of technical courses and the biggest range in the world of specialty scuba diving courses. They can get you doing specialty courses like the PADI Wreck Diver or PADI Night Diver. One this is for sure is that you will never get bored diving with PADI.
PADI also have the best network of dive centres in over 170+ countries. The best customer and professional support systems and are the worlds leaders in online training modules.
The PADI motto says it all.
PADI: The way the world learns to dive.
Padi have a plethora of courses so we have grouped them together into diver experience levels
Learning to scuba dive is one of the most exhilarating and thrilling activities you can do on the planet. Imagine interacting with a delightful range of marine creatures that will tantalize your senses and draw you into scuba diving for many many years to come. Scuba diving is addictive and it is open to just about everyone over the age of 10. You have taken the first step, you want to learn to scuba dive and Aussie Divers Phuket is the right [...]
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PADI Specialty courses allow you to focus on a particular skill or type of diving to fit your needs. PADI Specialties take your diving skills past the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course to give you more time on specific areas such as wreck diving, deep diving, night diving and more. [...]
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You are now a certified scuba diver, you have already done some scuba diving and have experienced the rush of being underwater and the thrill of discovering the amazing underwater world. However you know there is much much more to discover. Aussie Divers Phuket can assist you in discovering new dive adventures and to improve your scuba skills. By doing some PADI continuing education you will gain more confidence and begin to see a whole we [...]
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Tired of that mundane day to day work routine? How about swapping that business suit for a wet suit, swapping the train/bus/car drive through peak hour traffic for a nice relaxing boat ride and swap the desk and computer for fish and coral. Become a scuba diving pro and do a job that you love. Some say it is the best job in the world and those that are doing it can't argue. So what is stopping you? Become a PADI Pro with Aussie Divers Phuk [...]
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Aussie Divers Phuket is a great place to do some tec diving. We have an in-house PADI Tech Instructor who can teach Tec Sidemount, Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tech 50. Our partner centres will be able to assist with all your other PADI TecRec needs. [...]
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Advanced Your Freediving Skills - Do a PADI Freediving Course with Aussie Divers Phuket Do you have a love for the ocean, marine life and corals? The PADI Freediving course is going to open your world up to the amazing wonders of the underwater environment. Whether your already a scuba diver or not, free diving is a whole new and exciting way to explore the underwater world. The PADI Freediver course's offered at Aussie Divers Phuket will teac [...]
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Aussie Divers Phuket and PADI now offer a wide range of PADI online digital courses scuba diving courses and downloadable study options. Start your scuba training digitally whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you. PADI eLearning is the easiest way to fit your scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn at your own pace either online or offline, using your computer or mobile device. You then can schedules you in water training when [...]
Find Out More...Here at Aussie Divers Phuket we don't just consider ourselves a PADI dive shop, we think of it as more, a big diving family of like minded individuals coming together to enjoy the marine environment through diving in Phuket & Thailand. We are always happy to chat with new divers or old, so please drop by anytime to see what is going on and if you have dived with us or want to dive with us than feel free to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, read our community Dive Blog and generally stay in touch & stay informed.
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This is a question that I often get asked, and really it is not as simple as YES or NO. Here is some explanations and reasons why. If you want to become a certified scuba diver by doing the PADI Open Water Diver Course, the answer is yes. In the PADI Open Water Diver Course it is specified that you have to be able to swim continuously for 200 metres. This can be with any stroke however it does need to be continuous without stopping. There is alternate option and that is you do a 300 metre mask, fin and snorkel swim. Some do find this easier to the 200 swim. You also have to be able to tread water or float for at least 10 minut [...]
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On the 5th September 2023 Aussie Divers Phuket was awarded the the prestigious PADI CDC (Career Development Centre) rating. The highest possible store rating in the PADI Scuba Diving educational system. The award is testament to the hard work of the staff and instructors over the 11 years of since Aussie Divers Phuket commenced. Aussie Divers Phuket was delighted to receive this email from PADI Headquarters. Hi Darren, It gives us great pleasure to award Aussie Divers S-23442 the esteemed distinction of PADI Career Development Centre. You have now moved into the highest level of educational professionalism in our industry. [...]
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Thailand have some of the world’s most beautiful waters and as a result she has created 26 marine protected areas. The local Phuket marine protected areas also contain popular scuba diving sites in the waters of the Andaman Sea. The most popular for the scuba diving liveaboard vessels is The Similan Islands. The group of nine islands are a continental archipelago in the Andaman Sea off the coast of, and part of, Phang Nga Province. This area is about 100km north of Phuket. It is also the maritime border between India and Thailand. This takes in some of the famous dive sites of Elephant Head Rock, Anita's reef and Boulder City. [...]
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