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® The Way the World Learns to Dive
About PADI
PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) is the world’s largest ocean exploration and diver organization, operating in 186 countries and territories, with a global network of more than 6,600 dive centers and resorts and over 128,000 professional members worldwide. Issuing more than 1 million certifications each year, and with over 30 million divers to date, PADI enables people around the world to seek adventure and save the ocean through underwater education, life-changing experiences, and travel. For over 50 years, PADI is undeniably The Way the World Learns to Dive®, maintaining its high standards for dive training, safety, and customer service, monitored for worldwide consistency and quality. With a longstanding commitment to environmental conservation, PADI is leading the way for millions of people to actively explore, steward , and protect the ocean through its course offerings and partnerships with like-minded, mission-driven organizations. PADI embodies a global commitment to ocean health with its mission to create a billion torchbearers to explore and protect the ocean.
Seek Adventure and Save the Ocean with PADI
PADI Gear
PADI Gear offers thoughtfully curated products featuring sustainable, ocean-conscious options for those of us who love water – and the planet. The ocean-first marketplace enables divers and eco-minded consumers to make a positive impact through their buying power with products they’re already buying. From rashguards made of retired fishing nets to towels spun from ocean-bound plastic, PADI Gear delivers sustainable choices made out of materials that result in a real difference in the issues facing our oceans. PADI works with trusted partners to help recycled ocean plastic find a second life as part of their PADI Gear collection--currently removing 58,576lbs of plastic from the ocean and counting.
Global Presence
PADI Worldwide
PADI Worldwide is a privately held corporation that is international in scope with service offices and distribution centers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. PADI Worldwide’s corporate headquarters is located in California, United States. PADI Regional Headquarters support the efforts of individual professional members and PADI Dive Centers and Resorts in more than 186 countries and territories. To serve the needs of divers worldwide, translations of PADI materials are available in at least 26 languages.
Community & Standards
PADI Members
PADI Members influence decisions by sharing their opinions through advisory boards, one-on-one contact, group meetings, member seminars, and responding to surveys sent out by PADI Worldwide or PADI Offices. However, the business activities of PADI Members are independent, and not owned, operated, or controlled by PADI Worldwide or PADI Offices. PADI Dive Centers, Resorts, and individual professional members agree to follow established standards for PADI diver-training programs, but are responsible for the day-to-day conduct of PADI programs and supervision of divers by themselves and their staff.
