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[h=3]Apart from making sure these places sell enough courses - how does PADI audit this? I won't name names because that gets you sued on this forum.... but I have had enough "experience" of so-called 5 Star Centers to make me wonder......"actively promote underwater environmental awareness" and " scuba diver safety" would be a good example of where I have seen major failings..... I was told that if I want to complain to PADI I should only do so if I can point to an injury, otherwise to forget it. Of course "providing traveling scuba divers with memorable scuba diving experiences" can be interpreted many ways![/h]
Here is the classification from the PADI site
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PADI Five Star Dive Center[/h] PADI Five Star Dive Center Membership is awarded to progressive PADI Dive Shops that excel in providing scuba divers with a full range of scuba certification programs, scuba gear selection, and scuba experience opportunities. To qualify as PADI Five Star Dive Center, a dive shop must meet elevated service and business standards and both promote and offer only PADI scuba diving lessons as their recreational scuba diver training. These dive shops also actively promote underwater environmental awareness and embrace the PADI System of diver education, with a commitment to providing quality training, products, services and experiences. To find a PADI Five Star Dive Center near you, visit the online PADI Dive Shop Locator.
[h=3]PADI Five Star Dive Resort (formerly Gold Palm Dive Resort)[/h] PADI Five Star Dive Resorts excel in providing traveling scuba divers with memorable scuba diving experiences, customer satisfaction, scuba diver safety and underwater environmental awareness by providing professional and outstanding service. To plan your next scuba diving trip with a PADI Five Star Dive Resort, visit the online PADI Dive Shop Locator.
Here is the classification from the PADI site
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PADI Five Star Dive Center[/h] PADI Five Star Dive Center Membership is awarded to progressive PADI Dive Shops that excel in providing scuba divers with a full range of scuba certification programs, scuba gear selection, and scuba experience opportunities. To qualify as PADI Five Star Dive Center, a dive shop must meet elevated service and business standards and both promote and offer only PADI scuba diving lessons as their recreational scuba diver training. These dive shops also actively promote underwater environmental awareness and embrace the PADI System of diver education, with a commitment to providing quality training, products, services and experiences. To find a PADI Five Star Dive Center near you, visit the online PADI Dive Shop Locator.
[h=3]PADI Five Star Dive Resort (formerly Gold Palm Dive Resort)[/h] PADI Five Star Dive Resorts excel in providing traveling scuba divers with memorable scuba diving experiences, customer satisfaction, scuba diver safety and underwater environmental awareness by providing professional and outstanding service. To plan your next scuba diving trip with a PADI Five Star Dive Resort, visit the online PADI Dive Shop Locator.