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Why is PADI the Best Diving Certification Agency?

Wondering why PADI is the best diving certification agency in the world? If your diving credentials are certificated by PADI, they will be recognized and respected. Courses on different learning levels are offered by thousands of dive shops.  Whether you are a beginner or on an advanced instructor level, PADI can help you find out everything that you need to be familiar with about snorkeling and scuba diving.

Discover Scuba Diving

You aren't really sure yet on your interest to scuba dive.  Visit your local dive shop and ask about the "Discover Scuba Diving" course. To get your feet wet, this could be the best diving class.  You'll have an idea on what to expect in scuba diving.  It is a course that is performed in a contained water environment such as a pool.

You will get in the pool with all of your snorkeling gear within thirty minutes. Gear which includes a mask, snorkel and flippers is usually less than fifty dollars and includes the cost of your equipment.  Take the class and make your mind up.

Open Water

A license is needed in order to scuba dive.  After you have taken the discover scuba diving course, you should have a good feel for scuba diving by now.  To get closer to your goal, have the "Open Water" course.  This is the recommended diving course for students with varied schedules.

You are offered with few options in this course as a student.  It consists of classroom training, pool training and 4 dives which can be taken locally or on your holiday.  Paperwork is even given for other dive instructors to verify that you have completed your 4 dives.  This is suitable for the person that can't perform the dives during regular times.
Online program for the classroom instruction is one of other available options.  You have a year to finish the instruction at your own pace.  Things such as how to fix your gear and how your body reacts to water and air are what you are to learn. For the average person, this course is very accommodating.

Advanced Open Water

The "Advanced Open Water" course is next once you've completed the open water course. To complete a designated amount of specialty dives is needed within this course.  There are different categories of divers such as deep divers, boat diver, night diver, wreck divers and the list goes on. You can always experiment with the adventure dive sample classes that most dive shops give if you aren't sure which specialties that you want to take.

Higher Levels

If you want to become a dive instructor, there are courses you are to take.  The courses continue on to different levels of instruction. You might not just love to dive but you also want to teach others how to become divers.  Or, maybe, you want to learn how to help out other divers that are in emergency conditions.  There is a course that will be suitable to your skill set and goals.

With this, you could really say that PADI is the best diving certification agency. All over the world, it has certification locales and is highly respected among snorkeling and scuba diving personnel. Surely, there is bound to be one that is appropriate for you depending on your rank of expertise.

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About the Author

Allyn Cutts is a scuba diving enthusiast, traveling the globe with his wife checking dive destinations off thier bucket, list one at a time. He is also the Dive Master at www.MyDiveBuddies.com, a private social networking community specifically for scuba diving fanatics.

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where can i find cheap diving gear?

i'm a diver and i need cheap gear. i'm going diving early next year so i need it FAST!!!

I suppose you could wait for the last diver who bought cheap gear to bloat and float to the surface and use his stuff once.
Why don't you hit your local dive shop that has a inhouse dive club. You want cheaper gear, that's the place to find it. Many dive shops will sell members used gear on consignment. It will have been inspected before sale and safe.
New gear? Travel to an area that has snow right now. Dive shops in those areas will have a lot of their 2010 gear on sale to make way for 2011 and ...since it's a slow time for them...there will be deals.
Stay away from craigs list or Ebay...it ain't cheap when you add in shipping and you never know what you get. Many of those online "deals" are factory seconds.
I'm curious as to why you need this "fast"? Trip? Rent what you need at your destination. You won't be flying with weights and tank.anyway. You only need bring your reg set ( even these can be rented), BC ( same thing here ..rental) and your mask/fins/snorkel.

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Give me a list of "High Risk" factors for Diving?

Prospective divers should be evaluated for fitness and for the following "physical" and "mental" conditions that can increase the risk of mishaps and injury during diving by a doctor who is familiar with diving

Professional divers may undergo additional medical tests, such as those for heart and lung function, exercise stress, hearing, and vision, as well as bone x-rays. In addition, adequate diver training is absolutely necessary.
So for those who own a dive shop or offer other leisure activities should really consider asking for Physicians approvel papers! Or your looking for a really nice lawsuit.

The points you have discussed are generally a requirement . I would recommend you take advanced training . I am an instructor ! I have undergone annual physicals for the last 15 years . My employment at UPS had more negative effects on my health than SCUBA . I do agree with you on the importance of a physical . You have not been exposed to the studies dating back to Archimedes , Haladane , Boyle's law , and Dalton's laws . Also the US Navy's studies on the 14 tissue groups and their half times . This has been followed up by Doppler radar studies .The studies have concluded that if a diver obeys their training . The risk is no more than that of any other sport . As long as they know their limits . I respect your concern . The Scuba diving encyclopedia is a great source . you can get it at WWW.PADI.COM also for specific health related questions D.A.N. Divers Alert Network Can be a great resource . I leave you with an open invitation to come and learn with me .

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Where to Take a Padi Open Water Scuba Diving Course in Thailand

Ever wonder what it would be like to jump into the water and look around 40m below the surface? The underwater world is mysterious and yet inviting, the experience of diving it provides and addictive sense of zen. There’s no better place to have your first dive experience than Thailand – with good conditions year round.


Most dive shops in Thailand offer PADI certification but it’s also possible to find a few offering NAUI and SSI certifications. Beginners may be more comfortable diving in the calmer and shallower waters off the east coast of Thailand, with destinations such as Koh Tao, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Koh Samet or Koh Chang being the most popular on that side.


More advanced divers and those beginners who are confident in their abilities will have a better time diving around Phuket and the Similan Islands. Hotspots for diving around here include Phuket, Phi Phi and Khao Lak.


Phuket has the most upscale dive operations but if you are watching your budget, you might be more comfortable taking a course at Phi Phi or Khao Lak. Phi Phi is quite popular among the younger crowd but there are hotels catering to older couples and families, which also offer scuba diving courses. Khao Lak offers an excellent choice of dive shops and also has a good range of accommodation to suit most tastes. It is also the closest jumping off point to the Similan Islands.


The Similan Islands, technically located in Phang Nga province, provide some of the best dive sites in the world. Protected within a marine national park, the nine islands are still pristine and rich with wildlife above and below the water. Most dive operators will take you ashore at one of the islands, where you can enjoy the powder-white beaches and see exotic birds and monkeys.


Under the waves, the colourful reefs and boulder formations are teeming with coral and a variety of marine life. Sometimes whale sharks are even spotted in the waters, as well as rays and other sharks. Visibility is good, varying from 30-50m. The best way to see the Similans is by liveaboard, and most dive operators will allow you to do your Open Water dives from the boat if you’ve completed the paper and pool work ashore beforehand.


Much like Phi Phi, Koh Tao is a fun place for backpackers to learn how to scuba dive. This may well be the most affordable place in Thailand to take a PADI Open Water course and to build up your dive log. Unfortunately it’s not the best diving in Thailand – but it’s not yet the worst either. Koh Tao used to offer frequent whale shark sightings but they are relatively rare these days. It’s also conveniently close (2 hours by speed boat) to Samui. In fact you can do diving courses on Samui too.


The number of dive boats on a site is not restricted, so you may find there is too much company around peak dive times. You may find yourself surrounded by 50 to 100 divers at a time, with most of them being Open Water students or day trippers from Samui.


Needless to say, Koh Tao might be great for learning and for progressing to instructor – but it’s not all that great for just recreational diving. Many people come here specifically to advance through courses and proceed with PADI Advanced, Rescue Diver, Dive Master/Master Scuba Diver and Instructor courses.


There are so many choices on Koh Tao that you should look carefully at each dive shop and make sure they offer you the best value for money.


Not all dive instructors are the same, and some are downright scary. Likewise, equipment standards can vary, and you’ll want to make sure any shop you choose has quality equipment and maintains it properly and hygienically. You should also check into the insurance policy of the dive shop and enquire as to if you should purchase your own dive insurance for the hyperbaric chamber if you have an accident.


Most the dive operations in Thailand are run by foreigners, which is just as well since Thais have a rather different approach to safety and responsibility, but you’ll find yourself diving with plenty of Thai staff who are their usual friendly easy-going selves.

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Traveller and writer Andy Burrows has travelled many times to Thailand, he recommends these websites: Phuket diving and
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