Become a Rebreather instructor and Join the Rebreather Revolution!   PADI would like to give you a head start on the future of diving and a whole new horizon of professional development. Pro Members now have the...

Want to get Tec 45 certified? Pura Vida Divers announces our next Tec 45 Class is starting this Thursday night at 6:30pm.  This course is the second step in Padi’s Technical diving certification flowchart. You must be Tec...

Rebreather Forum 3…who wants to go??   Day passes are now available for Rebreather Forum 3 (RF3) at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA from 18-20 May 2012.  RF3 promises to be a landmark event that will...

We regret to announce that do to unforeseen circumstances, we must postpone the scheduled tec night until a future date.  Stay tuned for the new date announcement soon!  In the meantime, visit our website or contact us to get...

Pura Vida Divers proudly announces our new DSAT Tec Rec Center rating awarded by PADI.  After finishing our first DSAT Tec 40 class, we became PADI’s 1st Tec Rec Center in Palm Beach County FL.  Offering a full suit of...

Congratulations to our newest Tec 40 students on attaining their first Technical Diving certification.  After completing their final dive to a sunken plane off Palm Beach, these students were awarded the PADI Tec 40...

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) today has launched the first of two exciting new sidemount programs for Technical Scuba Divers. The PADI Tec Sidemount Diver course is available now, while the PADI...

PADI, DAN and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) are hosting the Rebreather Forum 3 (RF3). RF3 will be hosted at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA on 18-20 May and spots are limited so register...

Here is a reminder about an update to the PADI TecRec Trimix course first detailed in the First Quarter 2010 Training Bulletin. Although the diver manual and exam remained unchanged, an additional certification level—Tec 65—was...