PADI, SSI, SDI – What Are The Differences Between the Scuba Diving Associations?

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This article explains the differences between the largest scuba diving associations, in a nutshell. It also opens up the acronymes, PADI, SSI, CMAS, NAUI, BSAC, SDI & TDI, that are commonly used when talking about the organizations. No matter which organization’s courses one ends up choosing to begin the scuba diving hobby with, or to continue one’s education, one can go fun diving with any dive operator in the world as the basic course is passed.

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