Padi Edit Meaning

1.

Acronym for "Professional Association of Diving Instructors." Trains SCUBA divers at all levels of training. A large corporation that most divers have a love-hate relationship with as they charge too much for their books and course materials. Similar organizations include NAUI and SSI.

PADI charged me $50 for this flimsy-ass book! I bet I could learn just as much by reading on the internet and using that $50 for diving.

See professional, diving, ssi, TOTA

2.

as already stated the Professional Association of Dive Instructors. or as we know it in the industry "put another dollar in"

Dive bum 1: Apparently I have to get recertified in this course, because they updated the material.

Dive bum 2:That's PADI. Put another dollar in

See scuba, diving, profit, rip off