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So you've never tried diving? Do you know what you have been missing? The good news is that it is never too late to give scuba diving a go - and taking the plunge has never been easier, thanks to PADI (the Professional Association of Diving Instructors).

PADI has developed a modular system of learning to dive which is recognised across the globe. This takes you from your first experience of the underwater world (a trydive called Discover Scuba Diving ) through the entry-level, four-day PADI Open Water Diver course and beyond.

The PADI Open Water Diver certification - and subsequent higher levels of training - is your passport to the world of diving, and your C-card will open the door to exotic locations in far-flung PADI INTERNATIONAL destinations and diving opportunities closer to home. With more than 5,000 PADI dive centres in 180 countries worldwide, you are never going to be short of places to go....

 

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