What is PADI

PADI is the Professional Association of Diving Instructor, the largest scuba training organization in the world. PADI develops scuba programs and diver training products, monitors the scuba training conducted by more than 67,000 PADI professionals worldwide, maintains diver certification records and issues your diver certification credentials. In addition, PADI maintains various support services for PADI Dive Centers and Resorts. Founded in 1966, today you'll find PADI professionals in more than 170 countries and territories, and international service offices in nine countries. Approximately seven out of ten North American divers are certified by PADI, and approximately 55% of all divers worldwide are certified by PADI.

Why would I want to go a PADI Facility and not just a instructor or nonaffiliated dive shop?

By going to a PADI Facility, you can be sure that that dive shop meets requirements set up by the agency for quality of air fills, equipment rental, community support. You are also assured that this facility is committed to the diving industry and you. At Southern Indiana Scuba, we feel that you deserve the best, this is way we have made the commitment to being a PADI Facility since 1975.