:: About SSI and PADI

SSI (Scuba Schools International) and PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) are both diving schools that issue certification to different levels of divers as well as dive instructors.

Both schools offer internationally recognised diving licenses that allow divers certified under them to dive anywhere in the world.

Divers certified under PADI or SSI can easily cross over between one another; for example a PADI Open Water Diver can train as an SSI Advanced Open Water Diver and vice-vesa.

More on SSI

SSI is the first diving school in the world to introduce the home study program, as well as diver rewards for experience.

As diving is a sport that requires both experience and knowledge, SSI certification has an additional passing requirement that include a minimum number of dives, therefore ensuring that divers who are certified have both the experience and knowledge required.

More on PADI

PADI is one of the largest scuba diving certification agencies in the world. PADI develops scuba programs, diver training products and monitors scuba training conducted by PADI Professionals worldwide.

Since its inception in 1966 PADI has grown to have members in more than 175 countries and territories and international service offices in nine countries.