PADI Diving Society's Specialty of the Month Program
PADI Diving Society Members can earn free prizes when they complete PADI Specialty courses within the featured month. See below for the 2010 Specialty calendar, prizes and redemption details and earn free gifts on your way to Master Scuba Diver with the Specialty of the Month promotion.Plus combine travel and training - prepare for the world's best diving by taking PADI Specialty course before you go or while you're there!
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November Specialty of the Month
Society members who enroll in the Underwater Navigator Specialty course this November are eligible for a free PADI Backpack.
Underwater Navigator
Redemption Form - November (PDF) - redemption form due Dec. 15
December Specialty of the Month
Society members who enroll in the Search and Recovery Specialty course this December are eligible for a free Rogest Towel.
Search and Recovery
Redemption Form - December (PDF)
Specialty of the Year
For complete details about the PADI Diving Society's Specialty of the year, download the 2009 Specialty of the Year redemption form (PDF). Society members who enroll in the Underwater Naturalist Specialty course during 2009 are eligible for a free PADI Diving Society Shirt and Hat.
About the Course: Underwater Naturalist
You Can Participate in the Specialty of the Month, if:
For more information on joining PADI Diving Society, contact your local PADI Dive Center or Resort or simply join PADI Diving Society online.
If you're an Open Water Diver and unsure which specialties you'd like to try, the Advanced Open Water Diver course is a great way to sample PADI Specialty courses.
*Some specialty courses, such as Deep Diver and Wreck Diver require an Advanced Open Water Diver certification. Please speak with a PADI Professional for more information.
To Redeem Your Free PADI Gift in Six to Eight Weeks:
Mail your redemption form and course receipt to:
PADI
30151 Tomas St
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-2125 USA
Please ensure that your receipt reflects the purchase of the specialty course and related crewpak during the actual month that specialty course is featured. Your free gift can be picked up at your local PADI Dive Shop or Resort within six to eight weeks of submitting your paperwork.
Haven’t Received Your Free Gift Yet?
If it has been more than eight weeks since you’ve mailed your paperwork and your dive center doesn’t have your gift, please email aja.smith@padi.com with your name, address and the name of your specialty course.
Need to Renew or Not Sure if You’re a Current PADI Diving Society member?
To check your PADI Diving Society membership status or to renew, please call: 888 333 7234 (US and Canada) or +1 904 447 2535. New members, please visit www.padidivingsociety.com.
Have You Recently Signed up for PADI Diving Society?
Don’t have a membership card or membership number yet?
Ask your dive center or dive resort to complete the temporary membership card located on the PADI Diving Society application and include a photocopy (front and back) of this card with your paperwork. If the temporary membership card is not available, please provide a receipt or other documentation from your dive center.
Did You Take Your Specialty Course in a Country other than the United States?
If your mailing address is in the United States or Canada, you are eligible to participate. Please enclose a note explaining that the dive shop where you were certified is not your home dive center. You’ll also want to provide an address in the US or Canada where you would like your gift mailed. PADI Americas is not responsible for lost or undelivered gifts.
If you live in a US Territory, you can still participate. You must take your specialty course from a PADI Dive Center or Resort serviced by the PADI Americas office.