2011 PADI Instructor Manual, PADI Application Fees, IE Schedule and More

You have questions. The blog has answers.

Below are a list of links that address our most common questions and some helpful links for 2011. Please feel free to bookmark this page.

2011 PADI Application Fees
Includes a list of all our 2011 fees including replacement cards, Master Scuba Diver and Divemaster.

2011 Member Forum Schedule
Find your local Member Forum here - or travel to one in a land far away.


2011 Instructor Examination (IE) Calendar
Dates subject to change. This information can also be found via the PADI Pro's Site under the Pro Development menu.

What's New at PADI? 
Find out about new PADI products and other useful tidbits - updated regularly throughout the year.

Are Your Teaching Slates Current?
Compare the revision dates on your slates with our list of what's current.

Are Your Exams Current?
Compare your exams with our list of current exams and their revision dates.

What's in the PADI IDC crewpak?
Our 20+ item IDC kit includes all required materials except the How to Use and Choose Dive Computers Manual (some students have this item from their OW class).

Where is the 2011 PADI Price List? 

Our online shopping cart can provide you with prices one item at a time. For a complete price list, please contact your PADI Americas' sales rep or email sales at padi dot com and include your member number. The price list is not available on the PADI Pro's Site.

Where is the PADI 2011 Instructor Manual?
The 2011 Instructor Manual will be posted to the PADI Pro's Site as a free download on (or shortly after)  Tuesday 1 February 2011. Actual physical copies of the 2011 manual are available for purchase starting today. 

To download the 2011 Digital Instructor Manual on or after 1 February 2011:
First log in to the PADI Pro's Site.
After logging in, click on "Training Essentials." 
Next choose "Digital Instructor Manual" from the drop down menu.

English will be posted first - followed by other languages as they become available

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Hologram for PADI Divemaster and Instructor Applications

PADI is changing the color of the holograms we ship with the Divemaster and Instructor crewpaks. Starting in a few weeks you'll start to see

Green holograms in the Divemaster kits.

Blue holograms in the  IDC kits.

2011 will be a transition year, so please use whatever hologram came with your materials.

How much is the 2011 Divemaster application fee? Check out our list of 2011 Application Fees.

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Sale on PADI Swag and New Divemaster Materials

PADI-branded merchandise is on sale now through 14 Jan 2011. In addition to the items pictured above, we've got PADI hats on sale (choose from plain, Divemaster or Instructor hats) and take 24% off member-level price.  

The new Divemaster materials are also available at a level one price discount when purchased as part of our Divemaster Instructor Start-up package.

This sale is not available online. To order, please contact your PADI Americas sales rep directly or call: 800 729 7234 ext. 2440. View the complete promo from January's Surface Interval newsletter.

PADI Member Forum Dates 2011 January and February

This year's PADI Member Forum will cover recent standards changes, the new Divemaster program, and test your knowledge of risk management. If you're working towards Master Instructor, member forum counts as one of the three seminars you need. The program runs about two hours.

After finding the PADI member forum near you, please register. The program is free, but it's very helpful for us to know how many people are coming.

Pasted below is a partial list of member forum dates and locations based on our official blog territory (sorry Detroit and St. Louis, we love you and appreciate your support!). You can view the complete 2011 PADI Americas Member Forum schedule online. Please check your email and voice mail in the days prior for information about time or location changes.

Member Forum Schedule - January February 2011

View complete PADI Americas Member Forum Schedule

View complete schedule for the American West Coast, and Pacific region including Hawaii Guam and Okinawa.

Arizona
Phoenix - 20 February 2011 - more info / register

California
Sacramento 22 February 2011 - more info / register
Santa Clara - 24 February 2011- more info / register
View more member forum dates for California...

Canada
Vancouver - 8 February 2011 - more info / register
Victoria - 16 February 2011 - more info / register
View more member forum dates for Canada....


Florida
Destin - 3 February 2011 - more info / register
Melbourne - 7 February 2011 - more info / register
Panama City - 8 February 2011 - more info / register
Orlando - 9 February 2011 - more info / register
Jacksonville - 10 February 2011 - more info / register
Crystal River - 15 February 2011 - more info / register
Tampa - 22 February 2011 - more info / register
View more member forum dates for Florida...

Hawaii
Honolulu - 9 February - more info/register
Kauai - 15 February - more info/register
Kona - 17 February - more info / register
Maui - 21 February - more info / register

Nevada
Reno - 23 February 2011 - more info / register
View more member forum dates for Nevada...

Oregon
Portland - 8 February 2011 more info / register
View more member forum dates for Oregon....


Don't see your state or country listed? 
I'm only posting the dates for January and February so this post isn't 10 feet long. The complete schedule  runs (January through May) has been published. View a complete list of PADI Americas Member Forum dates.

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Meet the PADI Sales Team

Back in December we were able to get all the Sales Rep's and Regional Managers together in one place for a photo. Talk about herding cats!  Email subscribers may need to click through to view the photo below.

Penny and I are the "tallest" ones in the back row. To see some of the other nice folks who answer your calls and emails, please visit our Meet the PADI Sales Team page.