Nikolay Ilyin
Master instructor PADI®
Instructor Trainer EFR®
Tec Trimix instructor PADI®
Freediving instructor PADI®
Baku Scuba™ President
The first official PADI dive centre in Azerbaijan
Become a certified diver in 4 days
First
official PADI centre in Azerbaijan
10+
years on the Caspian
150+
certified divers
3
languages spoken
Certification
Why PADI
PADI is an international diver training system. A certificate earned in Baku is valid in any country. The programme and the requirements are the same everywhere.
The card matters in practice. At a dive centre abroad you will be asked for your certification and logbook. With the card they hand out gear, fill tanks and take you out to a reef or a wreck. Without it you get an introductory dive with an instructor in shallow water.
The level of the card sets your depth. Open Water Diver lets you dive with a buddy to 18 metres, Advanced Open Water to 30. Specialties and professional ratings come next. Each step opens the following one.
The card does not expire. There is nothing to renew or retake. After a long break you refresh your skills in one session with an instructor.
Behind PADI standards is training practice from around the world. Depth limits, the buddy rule, the pre-dive equipment check, procedures for equipment failure. The instructor is required to follow them, and PADI monitors compliance.
Baku Scuba is the first official PADI centre in Azerbaijan, working since 2013. You learn from the same materials used in Hurghada, Phuket and the Maldives.
Pick your path in diving
From your first underwater breath to a professional certification — all to PADI standards, with instructors who have 1000+ logged dives.
Start here
Discover Scuba Diving
Your first dive under the official PADI programme. No experience needed: briefing, pool session and an open-water dive with an instructor. Credited towards the Open Water Diver course.
Details → BestsellerOpen Water Diver
Earn the international PADI Open Water Diver certification. Theory online, 5 pool dives, 4 open-water dives. Gear included. Certification right after the course. One year of club membership as a gift.
Details → Specialty coursesPADI Specialties
Deep, night, wreck, nitrox, dry suit, underwater photography — pick your specialty after Open Water Diver.
Details → Deep coursesTec Diving
Your way into deep diving — from Discovery Tec to Tec Trimix Diver. Decompression dives, trimix, depths beyond 40 metres.
Details →Our team
PADI PRO — instructors and divemasters.
Instructors, Divemasters & Dive Guides
Giuseppe Moscarda
Master Scuba Diver Trainer PADI®
Baku Scuba™ Instructor
Rafe Hawkins-Hill
Open Water Scuba Instructor PADI®
ADAS Commercial diver
Baku Scuba™ Instructor
Rauf Zeynalov
Baku Scuba™ Dive Master
Ilgar Bagirov
Baku Scuba™ Dive Guide
Administrative & Support
Amirbey Sultanov
Baku Scuba™ Dive-tourism manager
PADI® OWD
Mehri Agamirzeyeva
Financial and administrative support
Iftikhar Shamilov
Baku Scuba™ Support diver
Baku Scuba™ IT Manager
PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver
PADI® Dry Suit Diver
PADI® Enriched Air Diver
PADI® Equipment Specialist
PADI® Underwater Navigator
Anatoliy Sazikin
Baku Scuba™ Support diver
Baku Scuba™ Dive site keeper
PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver
PADI® Wreck Diver
PADI® Enriched Air Diver
PADI® Deep diver
PADI® Underwater Navigator
Ramil Ibishov
Baku Scuba™ Support diver
The dive centre
The first official PADI dive centre in Azerbaijan10+ years training divers — from beginners to pros
- PADI Certified dive centre
- Aqualung · Scubapro · Beuchat Professional gear
- Baku Aquatics Centre Olympic pool for training
Baku Scuba Club
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Sign in with your club card number — see your benefits and book courses at member prices.
Why join Baku Scuba Club
- 50% off all courses Open Water, AOW, specialties — a discount on every booking.
- Priority booking for courses and trips Spots on Caspian trips before public booking opens.
- Free gear rental Full BCD, regulator and tank set — no extra charge.
- Cost-sharing principle on dives Trip costs are split between the participants.
- Entry to the annual free-course draw Once a year we raffle any course among club members.
- 10% off gear in our shop Aqualung, Beuchat — member pricing on parts and accessories.
Annual membership · $100. First year credited toward any course.
- The certificate works worldwide and has no expiry date.
- Course requirements are identical in any country.
- With the card a dive centre gives you gear and takes you diving.
- Theory is done online in PADI eLearning before you arrive.
- Every level opens a new depth and the next courses.
What does a PADI certificate give you?
The right to dive with a buddy within the limits of your level. At a dive centre the card gets you gear and a place on the boat.
Is a card earned in Baku valid abroad?
Yes. The PADI programme is the same in every country and the certification is international.
Does the certificate need renewing?
No, the card does not expire. After a long break you refresh your skills in one session with an instructor.
How deep can you dive with Open Water Diver?
To 18 metres with a buddy. Advanced Open Water extends this to 30 metres.