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Abbreviation | PADI |
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Formation | 1966 |
Headquarters | Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States |
Region served | International |
Membership | ~128,000 dive professionals, 6,600+ dive centers and resorts |
Leader | Drew Richardson |
Parent organization | PADI Worldwide Corp.[1] |
Affiliations | DSAT PADI AWARE Emergency First Response Current Publishing |
Website | www |
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is a recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966 by John Cronin and Ralph Erickson.[2] PADI courses range from entry level to advanced recreational diver certification. Further, they provide several specialized diving skills courses connected with specific equipment or conditions, some diving related informational courses and a range of recreational diving instructor certifications. They also offer various technical diving courses. As of 2023, PADI is reported to have issued 29 million scuba certifications.[3]
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