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Are PADI and SSI interchangeable?
PADI & SSI quals are interchangeable, so if you do your Advanced course with a PADI instructor you’ll be a PADI AOW diver, and this card will supersede your SSI OW.
Are SDI and PADI interchangeable?
Interchangeable – you can get certified as an Open Water Scuba Diver with SDI, then Advanced Open Water Diver with PADI. Or even better, stay and progress with SDI. Insurance – if your insurance covers scuba diving, you’re covered!
Does SSI scuba certification expire?
No, your certification will not expire. As an PADI Open Water Diver, your certification is good for life. If you do not actively participate in scuba for an extended period of time, however, it’s a good idea to refresh your skills through the PADI ReActivate class.
Can I transfer from NAUI to PADI?
For example, if you have an entry-level certification from NAUI or CMAS, you may qualify to enroll in a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. Instead, you must complete the next course (i.e. Advanced Open Water), and become certified as a PADI diver thereafter.
How is SSI different from PADI?
PADI insists on skills being completed in a set order to meet PADI standards and pass the course. SSI allows for slightly more flexibility. For example, if a student is having an issue with a skill, we can move on and come back to it.
Which is better PADI or SSI?
Recommendations in choosing PADI vs SSI To summarize: Both PADI and SSI offer world-class diving training around the world. They both maintain high standards of practice across the globe. SSI is generally cheaper, so if you are looking for a lower price, you can do your SSI Open Water.
Is PADI accepted everywhere?
PADI is an internationally recognised training organisation. So once you’re a PADI Pro, you can use your qualification anywhere in the world.
Is PADI good?
It is one of the greatest scuba diver training organizations in the world that offers programs and diving courses from entry-level to professional diving courses to start your diving career. Being PADI certified means the individual has completed a diving which has been teached by a PADI instructor.
What’s better NAUI or PADI?
For example, the main difference between the certifications at the basic stage is that NAUI will train its divers the basic skills of saving an unconscious diver but PADI does not. NAUI certification also requires a skin dive, but PADI does not. This may prompt some new divers to opt for this agency instead of PADI.
What is the difference between NAUI PADI and SSI?
While PADI is an organization of scuba diving instructors, SSI is a network of schools. SSI approves the association of a dive center or a resort. The schools, in turn, hire instructors.
Which is best PADI or SSI?
PADI is ‘the way the world learns to dive’, but SSI provides the ‘the ultimate dive experience’. There’s TDI/SDI/ERDI which tends to specialise in more technical diving – though not exclusively.
Do I need a PADI to SSI crossover?
Well, the answer to that is no. There is no need for you to do a PADI to SSI crossover or an SSI to PADI crossover. The SSI open water course will allow you to do precisely what the PADI open water course will qualify you to do. Although the teaching on each course is different, the actual qualification is the same.
Can a divemaster with SSI become a PADI Divemaster?
For example, an SSI divemaster is able to enroll in a PADI Assistant Instructor course or a PADI Instructor Development course. However, as with recreational qualifications, a divemaster with another training agency cannot simply convert their certification to PADI Divemaster, unless they complete the PADI Divemaster course.
Why should I switch to Padi?
By switching to PADI, aspiring dive professionals increase their chances of employment exponentially. How do I make the switch? Divers who complete the pool training and knowledge development components of their entry-level course with another agency can complete their training with PADI via a referral process.
Can I use my Padi certification at any dive center?
So regardless of which organization you certify with, you will not have an issue using your qualification to dive at any dive center around the world. To become SSI certified as with PADI, you can first do an Open Water Certification followed by the SSI Advanced Certification, whenever you are ready to continue your learning.