I am thinking to do a Padi course in London,does anyone can help me to choose good centre?

Hi Monia,

Good to have you - I'm based in Norwich but I'm down in London a few times a week

My advice would be use Google to check out your local dive centre and go and have a chat to them. All of the PADI dive centres will put you through the same course to the same level, so it's really just down to who you get on with as a person.

If you're in any doubt of someones qualification, you can double check with PADI. Just call into a few dive shops and have a chat with the staff and tell them you want to start diving and see who you take a liking to!

Lots of people on this forum will be able to give you tips and answer any questions you have on dive theory.

Good luck!

You could always consider a BSAC course, the train is the same but they will teach you more for British waters as this can often be very different from blue, warm water. I'm not sure whether there is a price difference on the courses. I would go into all the dive centres and which ever you feel most comfortable with.

Hi,
Thank you for your advice,although i am not qualifide yet i tried
fun scuba diving first time in Egypt second time in Dominican Republic amazing and after that i am considering to do a course.

Thank You again

It's defintely worth it. I've found as I have progressed, the better I've got, the more skills I've learnt and the more confident I am - the more I have enjoyed diving.

depends where abouts in london you are, but london school of diving has been recomended to me before.

If you're not keen on diving in the UK you can always do an Open Water Referral that will cover all the class room sessions and pool dives. This just means you have to go away somewhere sunny to do you final open water dives

Hi,
This school i have found on the internet,but if i will go for Open Water Referral is there something like time restriction to do Open water dives.like for example if i will start course in January i have to do dives during three months or so otherwise i will lost everything?

I think you have a year after passing the referral to complete the open water part.