| These are three of the world's best and
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| | support and promote Dive Safety through
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| largest diving training organizations
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| | education, which has now become the
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| that offer scuba diving courses and
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| | second largest diver training
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| classes.
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| | organization. Their training programs
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| PADI or Professional Association of
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| | include Skin Diver through Instructor
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| Diving Instructors (
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| | Course Director, with several number of
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| In the recreational diving membership
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| | specialty courses including Search and
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| organizations, PADI is the world's
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| | Recovery Diver, Scuba Rescue Diver,
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| largest, with offices in Australia,
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| | Nitrox and technical diving , to name a
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| Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Sweden, the
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| | few.
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| United Kingdom, New Zealand and the
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| | NAUI also includes Technical courses,
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| United States. PADI started in 1967 and
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| | Leadership courses and Recreational
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| the main corporate headquarters is
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| | courses. Recreational courses include
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| located in California, and is known as
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| | Skindiver, SCUBA Diver, Experienced SCUBA
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| PADI Worldwide.
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| | Diver and Advanced SCUBA Diver. NAUI's
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| PADI offers Open Water Diver course, the
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| | certification class is for people above 8
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| most widely accepted and esteemed diving
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| | year-olds and you don't have to be an
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| certification in the world. One of the
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| | accomplished swimmer. For younger kids,
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| popular entry level trainings PADI offers
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| | there is also a "Snorkeling for Kids of
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| is the Discover Scuba Diving program,
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| | All Ages" non-certification class.
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| accessible at any PADI Dive Center or
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| | SSI or Scuba Schools International (
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| Resort. Basic concepts and scuba skills
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| | SSI is also a worldwide diving training
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| are taught here under the supervision of
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| | organization that specializes in business
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| PADI Professionals in pool or pool-like
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| | support for dive businesses that was
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| conditions. Though minimum age
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| | established in 1970. It is, in fact, the
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| requirement is 10 years old, younger kids
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| | largest school-based training agency in
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| can also attend the "junior" courses.
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| | the world with various regional centers,
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| The entry level training emphasizes on
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| | and its certification is widely accepted
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| practical safety issues instead of
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| | throughout the world. They have a SSI
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| theoretical concepts such as the physics
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| | Facility Search feature on their website
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| and chemistry of diving. The Discover
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| | if you need to get region-specific
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| Scuba Diving program is followed by the
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| | information.
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| PADI Specialty Diver and PADI Rescue
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| | The beginner programs offered by SSI
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| Diver programs for people who want to
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| | include Scuba Ranger, Try Scuba, Passport
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| continue. These include advanced training
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| | Diver, Open Water Diver, Snorkeling, and
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| and additional skills specific to
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| | Scuba Skills Update. In order to reach
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| personal interests. After each course is
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| | SSI's highest recognition level in diving
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| completed, a certificate is issued which
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| | - the Platinum Pro5000 Diver award, you
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| is widely accepted throughout the world
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| | have to go through a number of
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| as proof of proficiency. PADI issues
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| | intermediary such as Stress and Rescue
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| almost 946,000 certifications each year.
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| | Diver, Specialty courses, Continuing
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| NAUI or National Association of
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| | Education Ratings, and advanced programs
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| Underwater Instructors (
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| | such as Dive Leader Education System,
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| NAUI Worldwide was established in 1959 as
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| | including Dive Control Specialist and
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| a non-profit diving membership
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| | Open Water Instructor.
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| association, and organized solely to
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