June 28 2008 PhilippinesMuroami divers tried to loot capsized ferry  Some fishermen, locally known in the Philippines as muroami divers, reportedly tried to enter and loot the Sulpicio Lines’ capsized ferry, MV Princess of the Stars. Using improvised air compressors, were able to get near to the vessel despite the presence of the Philippine Marines and Philippine coastguard rescue vessels. A radio reporter and a photographer saw at least 11 looters and the photographer was able to take pictures of some them, which police hope to use for identification.Meanwhile, officials have suspended diving operations aimed at recovering bodies form the stricken ferry after it was disclosed that the vessel was carrying 10 tons of endosulfan, a restricted pesticide. “We aborted the retrieval operations because of the pesticide inside the ship,” Philippine Vice President Noli De Castro said. “It's dangerous and no divers are allowed in the area now.”Sulpicio Lines, the owners of the ferry, has come under fire for failing to disclose  the nature of the cargo. So far only 56 of the passengers are reported by the Philippine Coast Guard to have been found alive.   Full story...

July 2 2008 AustraliaTerry Cummins Receives Prestigious Oceanic Legends AwardEach year, leading scuba equipment supplier - Oceanic Australia convenes the Oceanic Scuba Centres Conference. This year the Conference was held in beautiful Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia and involved the country’s finest scuba retailers and an array of very impressive local and international speakers.   As part of the Conference, Oceanic Australia sponsors a prestigious award - the Oceanic Legends Award. The Award recognizes industry peers who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to scuba diving. Terry Cummins, currently International Vice President Marketing Metrics & Performance for PADI Worldwide, was presented with this year’s Award. Terry’s roots lie in the pioneering days of spear fishing, dive instruction, dive retailing and the early exploration of Australian diving sites including the underwater caves of Mount Gambier, South Australia.Notably in 2007 Terry was presented with the OZTeK Award for his “Contribution to Technical Diving in Australia”, but back in the early 80s, Terry together with his partners in Pro Dive; Rick Poole, Russell de Groot and Kevin Deacon (now of Dive 2000) were busy establishing the world’s first dive retail franchise chain.  Instrumental in establishing PADI as a training agency within Australia from the early 70’s, Terry left Pro Dive as its Managing Director in 1982 and co-found PADI Australia - a licensee of PADI International and the first PADI office in Australia. Terry served first as PADI Australia’s Training Director and later CEO and also went on to assist with the founding of PADI New Zealand and contributed to the introduction of formal training standards in several Pacific Islands.   Full story...

July 1 2008 Indonesia 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest Do you have the perfect Raja Ampat photo? Is it one that truly captures the excitement and beauty of Raja Ampat diving? Do you want to see it printed 4,000 times and attached to BCD’s the world over? If so, then enter the official Raja Ampat 2009 park entrance tag design contest (in association with Wetpixel.com) Enter up to two photos or graphic designs to www.wetpixel.com/raja before August 28, 2008. After finalists are accepted, you – the public – will vote for the best until September 25, 2008. The winner will be announced on the October 1, 2008.  Please submit digital images at a medium resolution image (up to 1024 x 1024 pixels maximum, no more than 500Kb in file size) in jpg format. On September 15th, finalists will be selected and asked to submit high resolution images.   Full story...

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PADI Receives Certification of Compliance with new ISO Standards

ImageOn June 14, 2008, representatives of PADI received certificates from Dr Peter Jonas of EUF Certification International, stating PADI’s compliance with the suite of ISO standards covering the delivery of recreational diver training.

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Australia PADI Asia Pacific Instructor Exam In Cairns, Queensland
Image Nine candidates completed their weekend Instructor Examinations in Queensland recently including Open Water evaluations that took place in the Mulgrave River, chosen on this occasion for its vicinity to Cairns.
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US Superior Individual and Group Insurance Coverage from NAUI

Insurance renewal time is here! We have strived to make the renewal process as quick and easy for you as possible. Now you can rest assured with superior coverage from NAUI - including individual, group, business, property and charter vessels.

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Malaysia 100% Success on PADI Instructor Exam
Image PADI Instructor Examiner, Young Hee Haniss reports that more than 13 nations gathered on Perhentian Island, Malaysia for the PADI Instructor Exam from 20-22 May, 2008. 
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Thailand Open Water Graduate age 10

Image We received an email from Satish Pisharody recently informing us of his 10-year old son Sahil's completion of a PADI Junior Open water certification. While Sahil may not be the youngest ever open water diver, he seems to have pipped the previous record for the youngest Indian open water graduate, as the letter below indicates:

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US DAN and CMAS Americas announce alliance

The Divers Alert Network and the American chapter of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS AMERICAS) have announced a new training alliance.

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Malaysia PADI hosts Course Director Training Course CDTC
ImageParticipants from all corners of the globe recently gathered in magnificent Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia to attend PADI’s prestigious Course Director Training Course. The highest achieveable level of training within the PADI System, the twelve day CDTC trains experienced PADI Master Instructors in the responsibilities and duties of a Course Director.
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PADI Launches Emergency Oxygen Provider Course
ImageThe Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is launching the new Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty course with the goal of improving diver accident preparedness by teaching how and when to give oxygen to an injured diver.
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PADI Dry Suit Specialty Course

ImageAnywhere, Anytime

Learn not to let cold water restrict where and when you dive. As the leaves on the trees begin to fall, so does the water temperature of places we dive.

Like ducks migrating, my buddy and I often plan to leave these sites, packing up our dive gear to head to warmer climates.  It needn’t be like that.

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Sri Lanka

Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism

Februaury saw the launch of the first ever Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism in Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka with the
recommendation of the Ministry of Tourism and Sri Lanka Tourism rewarded stakeholders in the Travel and Tourism Industry in recognition of the tremendous contribution that they make towards National Development. 

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