About

PADI Course Director, Joey A. Ridge

I know how difficult it is to choose the right place to make your Padi IDC in Cyprus, so the choice is obvious! Little did you know that you could have picked a world class experienced Course Director!

Joey’s passion for teaching Scuba has led to the creation of his Knowledge, Experience and Internship Scuba Training Courses. This is Joey’s commitment to support of Internship, IDC’s and the PADI Staff Instructors are taught. Prior Knowledge, materials helps us keep up to date and we like to be at the cutting edge of the dive industry, knowing this you can rest assure that Joey’s expertise is second to none.

I have had the pleasure to work for many good reputable Dive Schools, gaining valuable experiences along the way. I lived and worked as a PADI Instructor and Underwater Photographer, Videographer in places around the world. The last 10 years I have been teaching the Padi System and conducting IDC’s.

I am the youngest local resident PADI Course Director in Cyprus. As I am English I speak English, Greek and a little Swedish. With support from my PADI Staff Instructors, I can teach Padi IDC Courses in English, Greek, German, French, Finish, Swedish and Danish.

Joey is always very helpful, friendly, thorough, funny, approachable, knowledgeable and professional. He somehow makes the gruelling IDC courses a lot of fun. All of Joey’s instructor candidates have passed 100%.

Joey is determined that each person he teaches gets individual attention and personalised counselling. He doesn’t just teach someone to pass the exams; he is passionate that his candidates are confident and knowledgeable and prepared to be an effective PADI Scuba instructor in the ever changing world of the dive industry. Joey’s motto is you either know it or you don’t’.

How it started…

You can start your learning now with PADI’s home-study materials – Open Water Diver eLearning. You should also contact me and enroll in the course and speak with me, PADI Instructor about scheduling time for inwater training or theory sessions.

The future is bright

Scuba Certifications You Can Start Online

PADI Course Director Cyprus offers several eLearning courses and specialty diving courses that can be started from the comfort of your own home.

Wanna be divers and divers with a certification already all over the world are self-isolating, waiting for the day they can visit the ocean again. It’s easy to feel unmotivated during this time, but there are actually productive things you can do from home to improve your dive career.

Thanks to the internet, PADI has courses you can start online from the comfort of your own home. When your local dive operator reopens, all you need to do is complete the required dives (so, the fun part) and your certification is done!