DIVING INFORMATION

DIVING INFORMATION

Dive Centre Classification Categorised on this page are the various standards of recognition awarded by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). Throughout this website you will find the symbols used to define our carefully selected Dive Centres levels of achievement.

PADI Dive Centres
A PADI Dive Centre is a professional business that engages in the retail sale of recreational scuba diving equipment, dive instruction and dive services. PADI Dive Centres have demonstrated a commitment to PADI education by offering PADI certification courses and experience programmes. Other services offered to the public by a PADI Dive Centre include recreational scuba equipment rental and repair, compressed air, recreational scuba diving or snorkelling activities and travel opportunities.

PADI Resorts
PADI Resorts specifically cater their business to scuba divers and snorkelers. With activities like scuba and snorkel instruction, introductory scuba experience programmes, guided dive tours, snorkelling excursions and dive equipment rentals - PADI Resorts are the perfect choice for travelling divers. PIRA (PADI International Resorts Association) Resorts may also provide dive equipment sales and a variety of other exciting water sports activities and land-based excursions.

PADI 5 Star Dive Centres
The PADI 5 Star Dive Centre membership level is awarded to progressive PADI Dive Centres that excel in providing dive consumers with a full range of diver education programmes, equipment selection and experience opportunities and actively promote aquatic environmental awareness. A PADI 5 Star Dive Centre is active in its community, presenting a professional image consistent with, or better than, the norm of the marketplace. These Dive Centres embrace the PADI System of diver education and are committed to providing customers with quality products, services and experiences.

PADI 5 Star
Instructor Development Centres
A PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre (5 Star IDC) is a Dive Centre that not only meets all 5 Star Dive Centre standards, but also offers PADI Instructor-level training. A PADI 5 Star IDC offers dive consumers programmes to fulfil their educational goals from entry-level training up through instructor-level certifications. Having a PADI Course Director on staff indicates the 5 Star IDC's commitment to offering instructor development programmes and continuing education opportunities to dive professionals. By offering PADI Instructor-level training, a PADI 5 Star IDC takes on the responsibility of developing PADI Instructors.

PADI Gold Palm Resorts
Superior service and excellent dive opportunities make PADI Gold Palm Resorts stand out from the rest. Resorts of this calibre focus on memorable dive experiences, customer satisfaction, diver safety and environmental awareness, by going the extra mile to provide professional and outstanding service - from beginner scuba programmes to wreck diving and shark dives.

PADI Gold Palm
Instructor Development Centres
PADI Gold Palm IDC Resorts take the exceptional services known for PIRA Gold Palm Resorts one step further by offering PADI Instructor level training. PADI Gold Palm IDC Resorts provide PADI programmes exclusively, which means travelling divers can get anything from snorkelling experience to advanced certifications and PADI Instructor training.

PADI Career Development Centres (CDC)
The PADI 5 Star Career
Development Centre (CDC) classification is awarded to PADI 5 Star IDCs that conduct additional instructor-level training and meet requirements for assisting dive leaders in reaching their educational and professional goals. PADI 5 Star CDCs offer career-oriented training to prepare dive professionals for employment in the dive industry as well as offering job placement assistance for programme graduates. PADI 5 Star CDCs are committed to training dive leaders and conducting career development programmes.