Master SCUBA Diver Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving and live the dive life as a PADI Master Scuba Diver. The Master Scuba Diver rating places you in an elite group of respected divers who have earned this rating through both significant experience and scuba training. Find Out More

Altitude Diver Imagine descending below the surface of a clear mountain lake to explore a well-preserved wreck. Interested? Any time you scuba dive at an altitude higher than 300 metres/1000 feet above sea level, you're altitude diving. Find Out More

Boat Diver The PADI Boat Diver Specialty course familiarizes you with the various ways you: stow gear enter and exit the water use surface lines and more, depending upon the type boat and the location. This course includes 2 dives. Find Out More

Cavern Diver Caverns exist in many areas where scuba divers venture – from freshwater springs to volcanic island walls and limestone coasts. In these locations you’ll find large, dark spaces that seem incredibly inviting, yet are potentially dangerous. Find Out More

Deep Diver PADI eLearning Now Available! The Deep Diver Specialty course offers you the opportunity of a lifetime - going deep to see things others can only dream about. Find Out More

Digital U.W. Photographer Specialty The PADI Underwater Photo course is designed to help you get good results easily, even if you've never used a digital camera before. Find Out More

DPV Diver DPVs (Diver Propulsion Vehicle) offer a thrilling way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater territory in a short amount of time. They scoot you through the water allowing you to glide over reefs, buzz around a large wreck or weave through a kelp forest. Find Out More

Drift Diver The PADI Drift Diver Specialty course teaches you how to enjoy going with the flow as you scuba dive down rivers and use ocean currents to glide along. It feels like flying – except that you’re underwater using scuba equipment. Drift diving can be relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. Find Out More

Dry Suit Diver Dry suits let you dive more challenging dive sites, and extend your dive season. When you have the right cold water scuba diving attire, you can stand up to the elements and take advantage of the generally better visibility offered by winter months. Find Out More

Emergency Oxygen Provider Knowing how and when to use emergency oxygen is a great skill to have and means you’re ready to help others should the need arise. Becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider lets you breathe easy knowing that you can recognize scuba diving illnesses treatable with emergency oxygen, and are prepared to offer aid. Find Out More

Enriched Air Diver - Standard Course The PADI Enriched Air Diver course (Nitrox) is designed to teach students how to obtain enriched air, how to safely plan enriched air dives, and to consider a variety of other factors involved in enriched air diving. This class is dive computer based.  The classroom portion of the course usually only takes... Find Out More

Enriched Air Diver Course - Private Course The private PADI Enriched Air Diver course (Nitrox) is designed to teach students how to obtain enriched air, how to safely plan enriched air dives, and to consider a variety of other factors involved in enriched air diving. This class is dive computer based.  The classroom portion of the course usual... Find Out More

Equipment Specialty Don't miss a dive due to a broken fin strap or missing o-ring!  As a PADI Equipment Specialist, you will be prepared for the basic scuba equipment maintenance, care and adjustments when you are diving.  Find Out More

Full Face Mask Specialty Having trouble getting comfortable with your new Full Face Mask? The PADI Full Face Mask Diver specialty course is designed to introduce you to the skills used in diving with your full face mask. This class will include both academic and hands-on, in water sessions with your mask. Find Out More

Night Diver PADI eLearning Now Available! The adventure, thrill and excitement of night diving can be yours when you complete your PADI Night Diver Specialty course. You learn about night dive planning, equipment and navigation. Find Out More

Peak Performance Buoyancy PADI eLearning Now Available! Buoyancy skills separate the good divers from the great divers. In the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course, you will learn to how to precisely weight yourself for optimum control, poise and balance. Find Out More

Project Aware - Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Project AWARE’s philosophy is to mobilize a global force of scuba divers and water enthusiasts who care about protecting the world’s water resources and choose to make a difference – one dive at a time. Find Out More

Project Aware - Fish Identification Course "What was that fish?" is a common question heard after a dive. If you want to be the scuba diver with the answers, instead of the one asking the questions, then take the Fish Identification Specialty course. Find Out More

Project Aware - Diving Against Debris Since the program’s launch in 2011, more than 50,000 divers have participated in Dive Against Debris in 114 countries around the world, reporting over 1 million pieces of trash. Find Out More

Search & Recovery Diver PADI eLearning Now Available! Have you ever dropped something in the water? Are you looking for lost “treasure”?  The PADI Search & Recovery course can help you. Find Out More

Self-Reliant Diver Enroll in the Self-Reliant Dive Specialty course and development self-reliance and independence while diving. Find Out More

Recreational Sidemount If you’ve looked into sidemount diving, you realize that tec divers always wear more than one tank. Well, reacreational divers can too! Sidemount is an increasingly popular way to configure multiple cylinders for recreational diving. Find Out More

Underwater Naturalist Take the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course and you’ll see new things, even on the most familiar scuba diving sites. Why? Because when know more about symbioses, underwater ecology, and aquatic plant and animal habitats, you notice behaviors and see creatures you may have previously missed. Find Out More

Underwater Navigator PADI eLearning Now Available! Underwater navigation can be challenging, but in the PADI Underwater Navigator Specialty course, you master the challenge.You learn the tools of the trade, including navigation via natural clues and by compass. Find Out More

Underwater Videographer Video is the best way to share the sights, sounds, motion and dynamics of the underwater world. If you want to get the best clips and also learn to edit your scuba diving stories to share with friends through ScubaEarth® and other social media, then the PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course is for you. Find Out More

Wreck Diver PADI eLearning Now Available! Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers. Find Out More