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GET YOUR PADI™ Dive Certification in 3 Easy Steps...
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Step 2

Practice your skills in the water with a PADI Professional

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Complete your course and now you're a certified scuba diver!

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How Diving Can Change Your Life and Heal the Ocean

Dive Into Your Blue Mind
Dive Into Your Blue Mind

The healing effects and happy feelings from being in, around or even looking at water is supported by science. Deep breathing while scuba diving promotes relaxation, dispels negative feelings, and reduces stress and anxiety. Make the underwater connection–become a diver!

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We Are Change

When you become a PADI diver, you join the largest community in the world for ocean change. With a network of 6,600 dive centers and resorts,128,000 professional members and over 29 million certified divers to date, we have a tremendous opportunity to mobilize millions of PADI Torchbearers to save the ocean.

In our mission to safeguard our blue planet, the PADI community with PADI AWARE Foundation is turning the tide on ocean change, but this is just the beginning.

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Recharge, Restore and Reconnect!

See ways you can find wellness beneath the waves.

Why Scuba Diving Should be Considered a Wellness Activity
Why Scuba Diving Should be Considered a Wellness Activity
How Scuba Diving Calms Our Busy Minds
How Scuba Diving Calms Our Busy Minds
The Science Behind the Healing Power of the Salty Sea
The Science Behind the Healing Power of the Salty Sea
Underwater Meditation: Scuba Diving for Inner Peace
Underwater Meditation: Scuba Diving for Inner Peace
Diving as Therapy
Diving as Therapy
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5 Things You Can Do to Save the Ocean
10 Ways Diving is Good for Your Health Link
10 Ways Diving is Good for Your Health

28 million divers can't be wrong...

There's nothing better than the thrill of learning a skill that opens your eyes to a whole new world of adventure. But don't just take our word for it, here's what PADI Divers are saying:

“Thank you so much for such an amazing experience! I cannot wait to become certified and continue exploring this new and exciting world!”
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รีเบคก้า เอ. ดิฟฟี่ (Rebecca A. Diffey)
Discover Scuba Diving
“My instructor was absolutely wonderful. He took his time, was clear and attentive and he gave me absolute confidence.”
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เรลีน เครก (Raelene Craig)
Discover Scuba Diving
“When going into the ocean she stayed really close to me which helped me relax and I thoroughly enjoyed my dive. I would definitely recommend Padi training.”
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จูดี้ วูด (Judy Wood)
Discover Scuba Diving
“Amazing experience, grateful to have a great instructor to make the dive smooth, simple and enjoyable.”
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ไอคาเตรินี ชอริอาโนปูลู (Aikaterini Chorianopoulou)
Discover Scuba Diving
“I could not be happier with the support I received during this dive. My instructor was caring and supported me through the whole dive experience. I cannot thank her enough for her professionalism.”
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คริสตี มอร์แกน (Kristie Morgan)
Discover Scuba Diving
“Throughout my participation in the Open Water course, my instructor taught us the concepts of scuba diving in a fun and engaging way, which made the idea of going scuba diving much less daunting.”
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ซี-เค ครอสบี้ (C-K Crosbie)
Open Water Diver

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