PADI Applies Environmentalism to Membership

PADI recently announced the new instructor renewal pricing, which (aside from paying more on auto-renew) I think is great. The best part is their distribution of the new Instructor Manual as well. In the past, as a PADI SCUBA instructor, you had a few choices when it came to your instructor manual: Hand-modify your manual with the…

The Internet Isn’t Perfect

Back in August, SDI announced they now offer Divemaster online. Although I have grown up on and thoroughly enjoy the Internet, I have to stop to ponder how much online interaction is too much. Quality As an instructor who has trained and certified quite a few Divemasters (and heck, was even one myself for a…