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Altitude Diver
Any time you’re diving at 300 to 3000 metres/1000 to 10,000 feet above sea level, you're altitude diving. If you want to explore the hidden world of a mountain lake, the PADI Altitude Diver Specialty course is for you
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AWARE Fish ID
The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer.You’ll find you enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see.
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Boat Diver
The PADI Boat Diver Specialty course can benefit almost every diver because different boats in different parts of the world do things differently.Diving from a boat is fun, especially when you look at ease when maneuvering around on it. It’s fun to know what you’re doing.
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Cavern Diver
Can you see the light? If you dive within the light zone of a cave–the area near the cave entrance where natural light is always visible–you're in the cavern zone.The fun part is exploring secrets hidden in caverns around the world and having the knowledge and skills to do it correctly.
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Coral Reef Conservation Diver
The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course is designed to inform you about the world’s coral reefs.As a scuba diver, the health of aquatic ecosystems is often what makes a good dive. Become aware of the fragileness of coral reefs and how you can help preserve them.
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Deep Diver
After your first few scuba dives, you soon want to explore a bit deeper. There’s something exciting and mysterious about the depth that attracts dives.The fun part about this course is the opportunity to explore the deep. It’s exhilarating.
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Digital Underwater Photographer
Underwater photography is one of the most popular diving specialties, and the rise of digital underwater photography has made it easier and more fun than ever.This is why there are actually two PADI underwater photography courses.
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Diver Propulsion Vehicle Diver
PVs offer a thrilling way to see a lot of underwater territory in a brief amount of time. They scoot you through the water without kicking.Whether making a shore dive or diving from a boat, a DPV is a great way to see more and have a blast doing it.
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Drift Diver
This course shows you how to enjoy rivers and ocean currents by “going with the flow,” staying with your dive partner, communicating with the dive boat and knowing where you are the whole time. Drift Diving is nearly effortless and relaxing.
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Emergency Oxygen Provider
The new PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty course is an entry-level emergency oxygen course that also teaches the recognition of dive illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen.No previous CPR or first aid training is required to take the course.
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Enriched Air Diver
The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI’s most popular specialty scuba diving course, and it’s easy to see why. Scuba diving with enriched air nitrox gives you more no decompression dive time. This means more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives.
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Equipment Specialist
Don’t miss a dive due to a scuba gear issue. Whether it's a blown o-ring, regulator problem, wetsuit tear or a broken fin strap, you can learn how to manage basic scuba equipment adjustments. As a PADI Equipment Specialist, you are prepared for the basic scuba equipment maintenance.
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Multilevel Diver
Maximize your dive time so you can explore more! In this course, you learn how to plan dives that extend your bottom time by crediting you for slower nitrogen absorption when you ascend to a shallower depth. That’s the way you really dive, after all.
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National Geographic Diver
Join an elite group of divers who are more than tourists, but explorers, adventurers and conservationists. The fun part about the PADI National Geographic Diver certification is the opportunity to participate in an exploration project. You'll learn to observe and explore like an underwater scientist.
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Night Diver
As the sun sets, you don your dive gear, slip on your scuba mask and bite down on your dive regulator. A deep breath and you step off the boat – into the underwater night. Although you’ve seen this reef many times before.
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Peak Performance Buoyancy
What is neutral buoyancy? Scuba divers like to be neutrally buoyant so they neither sink nor float. It can be a tricky thing. Divers who’ve mastered the highest performance levels in buoyancy stand apart. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover.
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Project AWARE Specialist
The underwater world needs heroes. You can be one of them by championing the causes of the world’s most fragile and important aquatic ecosystems.You can make a difference.It’s informative, interesting and most importantly, you learn how to make a difference.
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Search and Recovery Diver
Have you ever dropped something in the water?
Are you looking for lost “treasure”? The PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course will teach you effective ways to find objects underwater and bring them to the surface.
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Semiclosed Rebreather
The PADI Semiclosed Rebreather course helps you scuba dive closer to shy marine life such as this docile Manta Ray.The main feature of a semiclosed rebreather is the reduced bubbles and silence it offers, which allows you to get closer to shy wildlife.
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Tec Basics
The new PADI Tec Basics Distinctive Specialty course gives recreational divers an opportunity to gain exposure to tech diving, and learn and practice entry level tech diving skills.The PADI Tec Basics Specialty is taught entirely within recreational diving limits.
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Underwater Naturalist
Look for symbioses, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plant and animal life. Learn not just what fish and animals are, but how they interact with each other and the environment.Learn about why some creatures behave the way they do and what their role is in the aquatic ecosystem.
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Underwater Navigator
Be the diver everyone wants to follow and make your sense of direction legendary with the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course.Finding your way is not a matter of luck! When everyone’s buzzing about a reef or checking out a shipwreck, they’re having a great time – until it’s time to go.
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Underwater Videographer
Show your scuba vacation adventures to your friends and family. Use your editing skills to share your clips with the world through YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and more.Use your underwater videos to turn more of your friends into dive buddies.
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Wreck Diver
The fun part of the PADI Wreck Diver course is visiting wrecks, unlocking mysteries and starting to gain the knowledge and experience that allows you to see things that others overlook.Sometimes, only the trained, experienced eye recognizes that a small hole or open door likely caused.
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