AAI Becomes PADI 5 Star Dive Center
3/19/2002. 10:45 a.m. CST.

Aquatic Adventures, Inc. received word today that its application to become a PADI 5 Star dive center had been approved. According to Gary Joyce, AAI's PADI representative, the application had been approved on Friday, March 15. Acceptance as a PADI 5 Star Dive Center places Aquatic Adventures among the elite PADI dive centers that have attained this status.

"This is a tremendous accomplishment for Aquatic Adventures and our staff," said Jerry Otte, AAI's President and Manager of Training and Education. "It is a wonderful testimony to the hard work our instructors and certified assistants have put into making our training programs the best in the Milwaukee metro area."

PADI 5 Star status is granted to PADI dive centers that have earned PADI awards in education, community service, and environmental awareness. In addition, PADI 5 Star facilities must meet rigorous standards in areas such as equipments sales and service, professional image, sponsorship of local and international dive travel, and commitment to the PADI philosophy of diver training.

PADI (pronounced "paddy") stands for Professional Association of Diving Instructors. PADI is the largest scuba certification agency in the world. For additional information on PADI and PADI programs, see the PADI website at http://www.padi.com.