Open Water Diver Dive certification beings here! Start with PADI’s bookwork (or online eLearning). Move to the pool and practice your new skills. Then experience four open water ocean dives.    &...

Advanced Open Water This course can be taken after completing the PADI Open Water Diver certification. It’s titled PADI Advanced Open Water Dive because it advances your diving knowledge and skills.

Rescue Diver Learn to prevent and manage problem in the water and become more confident in your skills as a diver. It’s challenging, yet very rewarding.

Deep Diver There’s something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites. Whether it’s a submarine canyon or a hydrocoral that lures you deeper, the Deep Diver course enables you to div...

Enriched Air This course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba course. Why? Because scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. If stayi...

Night Diver The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. While diving at night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of your dive light. ...

Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV) DPVs offer a thrilling way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater territory in a short amount of time. They scoot you through the water allowing you to glide over reefs, buzz around a large wreck...

Master Scuba Diver Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving and live the dive life as a PADI Master Scuba Diver. The Master Scuba Diver rating places you in an elite group of respected divers who have earn...

Specialty Courses

Divemaster Be a leader who mentors and motivates others. Gain dive knowledge, supervision abilities, and become a role model to divers.

Assistant Instructor Start here to become a PADI dive instructor. Share your passion with others and help them experience the same joy you have for scuba diving.

Open Water Scuba Instructor This is a two-part course - the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Become a better public speaker and get really good at demonstrating skills.

Master Scuba Diver Trainer The ultimate recreational diver rating. All PADI Instructors who have certified at least 25 PADI Divers and have earned five or more PADI Speciality Instructor certifications can be a Master Scuba Div...

IDC Staff Instructor  This course provides you with in-depth knowledge of the instructor development process and prepares you to shape the next generation of PADI Professionals.

Master Instructor