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Scuba Diving Training

Learn about scuba diving skills, trainings, certifications and lessons on how to make your scuba bottom time safe, fun and lasting! Also, see what it's like to scuba dive in crazy situations, read our Lessons for Life, get underwater photography tutorials and check out expert scuba dive hacks for any and every dive condition.

The Path to PADI Pro

A special bond forges between a new diver and their instructor; it can be so strong it inspires the student to one day become a teacher. Here's the story of one diver who did just that.

Buoyancy Calculator—How Much You Need in Dive Weights

Struggling to find the right amount of weight for scuba diving? Here's how you can test and calculate just how much weight you need for scuba diving.

The Ultimate Guide to Nitrox Diving

What is nitrox diving, what are the benefits of nitrox vs. air and how do you get your enriched air certification? Here’s everything divers need to know.

Recent Articles

How Does the Moon Affect Marine Life Behavior?

The light of the moon can shape hunting, mating and more in the ocean.

How to Take Abstract Underwater Images

Play with the ocean's diversity and photographic technique and you will create one-of-a-kind images.

What You Need to Know About a PADI Ice Diver Specialty

The PADI Ice Diver specialty covers the skills you need to appropriately manage your risk and confidently venture beneath the ice.

What Underwater Photographers Need to Know About Wide-Angle Conversion Lenses

"These are the perfect tool to expand the field of view on compact cameras."

What to Know About PADI's Wreck Diver Certification

Diving the skeletons of sunken watercraft can be riveting, but it requires a specific set of skills.

Hypoxia Scare | Lessons for Life

A freediving accident drives home why you always need to dive with a buddy.

How to Take Great Photos of Coral Reefs

Practice and lighting are two integral components to capturing sweeping reef images.