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PADI (Professional
Association of Diving Instructors) is the
world's largest recreational diving
membership organization. The membership
includes dive businesses, resort facilities,
academic institutions, instructor trainers,
dive educators, divers, snorkelers and other
watersports. Professional PADI Members (dive
centers, resorts, educational facilities,
instructors, assistant instructors and
divemasters) teach the vast majority of the
world's recreational divers, issuing
approximately 1,000,000 dive certificates
each year. PADI has offices in Australia,
Canada, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland,
the UK and the USA. PADI Worldwide, the
corporate head office, is located in
California, USA. PADI's offices serve more
than 100,000 individual professional members
and more than 4,300 dive centers and resorts
in more than 175 countries. To serve the
needs of divers worldwide, translations of
PADI materials are available in more than 20
languages. Except for educational materials
and training aids PADI provides many
services to its members. |
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