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| SSI
(Scuba Schools International) was founded in 1970 in the USA by Bob
Clarke. SSI was first to introduce a
complete training program with multimedia in the 1970's. In 2008, SSI
changed ownership and its global headquarters are now in Germany. Since
2008 it has grown extremely rapidly to become the
largest diver training organisation in Australia and Vietnam, and many
other countries are now set to follow suit. The nearest SSI office is right here in Phuket, Thailand. We can get manuals in most languages the same day you sign up with us. Even better: your permanent SSI certification card will be issued almost immediately. ![]() SSI Adventurer Mathias gets his card on course completion ©Scuuba Doo You have a full choice of course offerings, from try dives right up to professional level with us and SSI. See below for more information. Read more |
PADI
(Professional Association of Diving Instructors) was founded in 1966 in
the USA by Ralph Erickson and John Cronin. It
is the largest
recreational diver membership and diver training organization in the
world. Globally, more people still learn to dive through PADI than
through any other system. PADI offers training materials in an unparalleled range of languages. We work with several major distributors of PADI materials here in Phuket. This means we can usually get you the course manual in your own language the same day that you sign up for your course with us. You have a full choice of course offerings, from try dives right up to professional level with us and PADI. See below for more information. Read more |
PADI and SSI are
both founder members of the European
Underwater Federation and of the World
Recreational Scuba Training
Council, where they set common standards. Both have over 40 years of success in diver training. In short, both are quality organisations. Whichever you choose, you will get one of our superb instructors. You can switch freely once certified. You're not locked in for life! The big organizations all recognize each other. Whichever organization you decide on, you can rest assured that we will follow standards and that you will have fun! ![]() ![]() |