Megan Page
commented over 8 years ago
Is this a PADI equivalent? If travelling to the Pacific Islands will the dive boat operators recognise this or will you have to do refresher/ new dive courses to be able to go out?
Emma from GrabOne
commented over 8 years ago
Morning Megan!
Thanks for your interest.
The Kiwi Divers Team will be online shortly to help you with this.
Have a great day :)
Emma from GrabOne
commented over 8 years ago
Morning Megan!
Thanks for your interest.
The Kiwi Divers Team will be online shortly to help you with this.
Have a great day :)
Katie Lee
commented over 8 years ago
Hi ya, I want to ask same question - is this PADI? Any word from The Kiwi Divers Team?
Shailina from Kiwi Divers
commented over 8 years ago
Hi, we us the training agency RAID. The course is for the level 1 Open Water certification.
https://www.diveraid.com/
Karl Allen
commented over 8 years ago
Hi, so can you answer the question please is this a PADI certified course? yes or no?
Thanks
Karl Allen
commented over 8 years ago
To also add, is the certification received from this course equivalent to PADI's as its not the same and also internationally recognised, so we can dive and hire bottles anywhere.
Thanks
Grant from Kiwi Divers
commented over 8 years ago
Hello, this is NOT a PADI course. However, it is the equivalent internationally recognised qualification. It is recognised by dive centers and charter operators everywhere in the world. All or instructors are experienced PADI and RAID qualified, however, we choose the RAID courses as they are the fastest growing training agency in the world offering very convenient and comprehensive online training so you can study the theory anywhere at your own pace. In fact the RAID qualification slightly exceeds the PADI qualification as you will be qualified to dive to 20m whereas the PADI course is only 18m.