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PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) on kaikkialla maailmassa tunnettu amerikkalaisperäinen sukelluskoulutusjärjestelmä, jonka määrittelee opetustavan ja standardit sukellusopetukselle ja koulutukselle। 95% uusista sukelluskorteista on PADI-kortteja, vuonna 2006 kortteja myytiin 924 270. PADI-koulutusjärjestelmää edustavat sukellusliikkeet ja sukelluskeskukset. Muita suomessa yleisiä koulutusjärjestelmiä ovat mm. ranskalainen CMAS jota sukellusseurat yleisesti käyttävät ja tekniikkasukellukseenkin orjenteoitunut NAUI. PADI, Professional Association of Diving Instructors, är världens största utbildningsorganisation för sportdykare. PADI består av ett nätverk av dykledare, dykinstruktörer, dykskolor, dykcentra, dykare och snorklare med så kallade servicekontor i Australien, Canada, Schweiz, Japan, Norge, Sverige, Storbritannien och USA. PADI:s huvudkontor är beläget i Kalifornien, USA. Dessa servicekontor handlägger och hjälper mer än 100 000 professionella medlemmar och mer än 4500 dykcentra och dykskolor i mer 175 länder. PADI:s utbildningsmaterial finns översatt till minst 24 språk. PADI-cursussen lopen op recreatief niveau (zoals Scuba Diver en Open Water Diver) tot Master Scuba Diver en verder op professioneel niveau van Divemaster tot en met Course Director. Het systeem is samengesteld uit gestandaardiseerde "modules" verdeeld in theorie en praktijk. Theorie is hoofdzakelijk overgedragen door zelfstudie en toetsing van het kennisniveau van de student door middel van discussies met de duikinstructeur, terwijl praktijk wordt verkregen door middel van oefeningen in zwembaden en open water. Na het behalen van elke cursus wordt er een brevet uitgegeven die wereldwijd algemeen geaccepteerd is als bewijs van bekwaamheid. PADI-cursussen zijn op prestatie gebaseerde programma’s. Op introductieniveau benadrukken ze de praktische veiligheidsonderwerpen en motorische basisvaardigheden. Zware theoretische concepten zoals natuurkunde en scheikunde van het duiken worden wel behandeld tijdens de introductieniveaus, maar deze concepten worden pas tijdens latere cursussen, zodra de duiker meer ervaring heeft en de focus niet meer ligt op zelfoverleving, diepgaander behandeld. Dit is in lijn met moderne onderwijsfilosofieën. Andere duikinstructieprogramma's hebben dezelfde technieken overgenomen.The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the world's largest recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966 by John Cronin and Ralph Erickson. Cronin was originally a NAUI instructor who decided to form his own organisation with Erickson, and to break training down into different courses instead of the single universal course then prevalent. PADI courses range from entry levels to master scuba diver and a range of instructor certificates. Via their affiliate Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) they also offer various "Technical" diver courses, including decompression diving, Trimix diving and gas blending. The PADI system is composed of modules with standardized learning objectives divided into theory and practical skills development. Theory is mainly conveyed by way of self-study using books, computer based training using CD-ROM or online learning. All study options are supplemented with video to help the student diver visualize what they have read. Confirmation of the student diver's level of mastery in standardized knowledge review sessions with a scuba instructor. Practical skills mastery is obtained through confined water training (pools or relative shallow water) and performance evaluations in open water. Upon completion of each course, a certification is issued to the student. PADI courses are performance based dive programs, and at the introductory level emphasize practical knowledge, safety and motor skills. The foundations of diving physics, physiology and chemistry are built during entry level programs. The more esoteric details of these concepts are left for later courses when the diver has gained practical knowledge and experience beyond the entry level. These practices fall within current modern learning philosophies and receive regular updates via peer review. In addition to this, other dive instruction programs have adopted similar techniques. PADI is a member of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council. PADI members, including dive centers, resorts, educational facilities, instructors, and divemasters, teach the majority of the world's recreational divers. PADI operates offices in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The corporate headquarters, PADI Worldwide, is located in California, United States of America. PADI Offices serve more than 130,000 individual professional members and more than 5,300 dive centers and resorts in more than 180 countries and territories. Translations of PADI materials are available in more than 26 languages.Today PADI issues approximately 950,000 certifications a year, of which approximately 550,000 are "entry level" certifications. Over the years since its formation PADI has become a dominating force in scuba diver training; it certifies approximately 70% of divers in the United States and approximately 55% of divers worldwide.PADI is from time to time subject to criticism. In particular, two accusations are sometimes made against the organization: that is "dumbs down" scuba diving training courses, making them too short and easy; and that it "profiteers" from demand for diver training. In 2006 PADI was severely criticized by a Coroner's court in the United Kingdom for providing what experts regarded as short and insufficient training. No representative of PADI gave evidence at the inquest, but PADI subsequently issued a rejoinder in the decade since PADI had come to play a dominant role in diver training, numbers of diving accidents had declined. Although PADI training standards differ from those formerly prevalent in the United Kingdom under the BSAC system, PADI training standards are consistent with WRSTC standards. The accusation of "profiteering" is more difficult to justify. Although PADI is often referrered to facetiously as mnemonic for Put Another Dollar In, PADI is a "for profit" organization, and thus is expected to try and generate commercial returns from diver training. Further, given the large number of competitor diver training organizations, PADI could not realistically be accused of market abuse.In 1995, PADI founded Project AWARE to help conserve underwater environments. Project AWARE information has been integrated in most courses and divers are offered the chance to exchange their normal certificate for an AWARE-certificate by making a donation to the program when sending in their application for a new certificate.PADI Discover Scuba Diving PADI Discover Snorkeling PADI Seal Team (Age 8 and Above) PADI Bubble Maker (Age 8 and Above) PADI Skin Diver (Snorkeling) PADI Junior Scuba Diver PADI Scuba Diver PADI Junior Open Water Diver PADI Open Water Diver PADI National Geographic Diver PADI Adventure Diver PADI Advanced Open Water Diver PADI Rescue Diver PADI Speciality Courses PADI Master SCUBA Diver PADI Altitude Diver Speciality Course PADI Boat Diver Speciality Course PADI Cavern Diver Speciality Course PADI Deep Diver Speciality Courses PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Speciality Course PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Speciality Course PADI Drift Diver Speciality Course PADI Dry Suit Diver Speciality Course PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course PADI Enriched Air Diver Speciality Course PADI Equipment Specialist Speciality Course PADI Ice Diver Speciality Course PADI Multilevel Diver Speciality Course PADI Night Diver Speciality Course PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality Course PADI Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Speciality Course PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Speciality Course PADI Project AWARE Specialty Course PADI Search and Recovery Speciality Course PADI Semiclosed Rebreather Course Speciality Course PADI Underwater Naturalist Speciality Course PADI Underwater Navigator Speciality Course PADI Underwater Photographer Speciality Course PADI Underwater Videographer Speciality Course PADI Wreck Diver Speciality Course In addition to the mainstream specialty courses above, individual PADI instructors can prepare and teach (with PADI's approval) their own distinctive specialty courses, and dozens of such courses abound. Some of the courses represent less frequently used mainstream skills (such as "Twin-set diver", "Full face-mask diver", "Surface Marker Buoy" and "Advanced wreck diver" specialties). Others are abstract either with reference to skills or locale (it is possible to take specialties in "Golf ball diver", "Zen/Yoga diver", "Underwater wedding" and even a "Wreck of the Rhone diver" specialty course). There is also a "Spiegel Grove Diver" Specialty from Ocean Divers.
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) on kaikkialla maailmassa tunnettu amerikkalaisperäinen sukelluskoulutusjärjestelmä, jonka määrittelee opetustavan ja standardit sukellusopetukselle ja koulutukselle। 95% uusista sukelluskorteista on PADI-kortteja, vuonna 2006 kortteja myytiin 924 270. PADI-koulutusjärjestelmää edustavat sukellusliikkeet ja sukelluskeskukset. Muita suomessa yleisiä koulutusjärjestelmiä ovat mm. ranskalainen CMAS jota sukellusseurat yleisesti käyttävät ja tekniikkasukellukseenkin orjenteoitunut NAUI. PADI, Professional Association of Diving Instructors, är världens största utbildningsorganisation för sportdykare. PADI består av ett nätverk av dykledare, dykinstruktörer, dykskolor, dykcentra, dykare och snorklare med så kallade servicekontor i Australien, Canada, Schweiz, Japan, Norge, Sverige, Storbritannien och USA. PADI:s huvudkontor är beläget i Kalifornien, USA. Dessa servicekontor handlägger och hjälper mer än 100 000 professionella medlemmar och mer än 4500 dykcentra och dykskolor i mer 175 länder. PADI:s utbildningsmaterial finns översatt till minst 24 språk. PADI-cursussen lopen op recreatief niveau (zoals Scuba Diver en Open Water Diver) tot Master Scuba Diver en verder op professioneel niveau van Divemaster tot en met Course Director. Het systeem is samengesteld uit gestandaardiseerde "modules" verdeeld in theorie en praktijk. Theorie is hoofdzakelijk overgedragen door zelfstudie en toetsing van het kennisniveau van de student door middel van discussies met de duikinstructeur, terwijl praktijk wordt verkregen door middel van oefeningen in zwembaden en open water. Na het behalen van elke cursus wordt er een brevet uitgegeven die wereldwijd algemeen geaccepteerd is als bewijs van bekwaamheid. PADI-cursussen zijn op prestatie gebaseerde programma’s. Op introductieniveau benadrukken ze de praktische veiligheidsonderwerpen en motorische basisvaardigheden. Zware theoretische concepten zoals natuurkunde en scheikunde van het duiken worden wel behandeld tijdens de introductieniveaus, maar deze concepten worden pas tijdens latere cursussen, zodra de duiker meer ervaring heeft en de focus niet meer ligt op zelfoverleving, diepgaander behandeld. Dit is in lijn met moderne onderwijsfilosofieën. Andere duikinstructieprogramma's hebben dezelfde technieken overgenomen.The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the world's largest recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966 by John Cronin and Ralph Erickson. Cronin was originally a NAUI instructor who decided to form his own organisation with Erickson, and to break training down into different courses instead of the single universal course then prevalent. PADI courses range from entry levels to master scuba diver and a range of instructor certificates. Via their affiliate Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) they also offer various "Technical" diver courses, including decompression diving, Trimix diving and gas blending. The PADI system is composed of modules with standardized learning objectives divided into theory and practical skills development. Theory is mainly conveyed by way of self-study using books, computer based training using CD-ROM or online learning. All study options are supplemented with video to help the student diver visualize what they have read. Confirmation of the student diver's level of mastery in standardized knowledge review sessions with a scuba instructor. Practical skills mastery is obtained through confined water training (pools or relative shallow water) and performance evaluations in open water. Upon completion of each course, a certification is issued to the student. PADI courses are performance based dive programs, and at the introductory level emphasize practical knowledge, safety and motor skills. The foundations of diving physics, physiology and chemistry are built during entry level programs. The more esoteric details of these concepts are left for later courses when the diver has gained practical knowledge and experience beyond the entry level. These practices fall within current modern learning philosophies and receive regular updates via peer review. In addition to this, other dive instruction programs have adopted similar techniques. PADI is a member of the World Recreational Scuba Training Council. PADI members, including dive centers, resorts, educational facilities, instructors, and divemasters, teach the majority of the world's recreational divers. PADI operates offices in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The corporate headquarters, PADI Worldwide, is located in California, United States of America. PADI Offices serve more than 130,000 individual professional members and more than 5,300 dive centers and resorts in more than 180 countries and territories. Translations of PADI materials are available in more than 26 languages.Today PADI issues approximately 950,000 certifications a year, of which approximately 550,000 are "entry level" certifications. Over the years since its formation PADI has become a dominating force in scuba diver training; it certifies approximately 70% of divers in the United States and approximately 55% of divers worldwide.PADI is from time to time subject to criticism. In particular, two accusations are sometimes made against the organization: that is "dumbs down" scuba diving training courses, making them too short and easy; and that it "profiteers" from demand for diver training. In 2006 PADI was severely criticized by a Coroner's court in the United Kingdom for providing what experts regarded as short and insufficient training. No representative of PADI gave evidence at the inquest, but PADI subsequently issued a rejoinder in the decade since PADI had come to play a dominant role in diver training, numbers of diving accidents had declined. Although PADI training standards differ from those formerly prevalent in the United Kingdom under the BSAC system, PADI training standards are consistent with WRSTC standards. The accusation of "profiteering" is more difficult to justify. Although PADI is often referrered to facetiously as mnemonic for Put Another Dollar In, PADI is a "for profit" organization, and thus is expected to try and generate commercial returns from diver training. Further, given the large number of competitor diver training organizations, PADI could not realistically be accused of market abuse.In 1995, PADI founded Project AWARE to help conserve underwater environments. Project AWARE information has been integrated in most courses and divers are offered the chance to exchange their normal certificate for an AWARE-certificate by making a donation to the program when sending in their application for a new certificate.PADI Discover Scuba Diving PADI Discover Snorkeling PADI Seal Team (Age 8 and Above) PADI Bubble Maker (Age 8 and Above) PADI Skin Diver (Snorkeling) PADI Junior Scuba Diver PADI Scuba Diver PADI Junior Open Water Diver PADI Open Water Diver PADI National Geographic Diver PADI Adventure Diver PADI Advanced Open Water Diver PADI Rescue Diver PADI Speciality Courses PADI Master SCUBA Diver PADI Altitude Diver Speciality Course PADI Boat Diver Speciality Course PADI Cavern Diver Speciality Course PADI Deep Diver Speciality Courses PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Speciality Course PADI Diver Propulsion Vehicle Speciality Course PADI Drift Diver Speciality Course PADI Dry Suit Diver Speciality Course PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course PADI Enriched Air Diver Speciality Course PADI Equipment Specialist Speciality Course PADI Ice Diver Speciality Course PADI Multilevel Diver Speciality Course PADI Night Diver Speciality Course PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Speciality Course PADI Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Speciality Course PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Speciality Course PADI Project AWARE Specialty Course PADI Search and Recovery Speciality Course PADI Semiclosed Rebreather Course Speciality Course PADI Underwater Naturalist Speciality Course PADI Underwater Navigator Speciality Course PADI Underwater Photographer Speciality Course PADI Underwater Videographer Speciality Course PADI Wreck Diver Speciality Course In addition to the mainstream specialty courses above, individual PADI instructors can prepare and teach (with PADI's approval) their own distinctive specialty courses, and dozens of such courses abound. Some of the courses represent less frequently used mainstream skills (such as "Twin-set diver", "Full face-mask diver", "Surface Marker Buoy" and "Advanced wreck diver" specialties). Others are abstract either with reference to skills or locale (it is possible to take specialties in "Golf ball diver", "Zen/Yoga diver", "Underwater wedding" and even a "Wreck of the Rhone diver" specialty course). There is also a "Spiegel Grove Diver" Specialty from Ocean Divers.
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