Robert van Brussel
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Hello - I'm looking forward to chatting about diving with everyone -
My husband and I have been researching scuba certifications and see there are the PADI certs and SSI, and we're wondering which is the better one to go through. We've seen a few pros and cons with each - but we'd like to get more 'professional' opinions before we invest in one. Any advice or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated! Happy New Year to you and thanks for any replies!
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Hello Iggiecat,
first of all a happy new year and welcome to ScubaBoard!
There are more certifying organisations BSAC, Barracuda, Naui, Cmas and more.
Remember always once, it is the person (instructor) who is teaching you your course.
This person is trained to offer you a safe course within the standards of the choosen dive organisation. If you get trained by a dedicated instructor there will not be much difference between all of those organisations. As a PADI and SSI instructor I noticed very small diferences between the two, specially the starters courses are very simillar.
Hoping you make the right choise!
Nice Dives,
Robert