Hey all,
SDI terminology makes the process a bit harder to digest, but I believe the process is:
Open Water -> Advanced Adventure -> Rescue
OR
Open Water -> 40 dives -> Rescue
I'm at Nitrox rn and trying to decide if I want to pay for an Advanced Adventure or just save and do Rescue at 40 dives. If my shop allows it, I was hoping to do Advanced and get to Rescue sooner then later, I just cannot fathom waiting 6 months or so for me to reach 40 dives before I learn emergency preparedness. It seems like something I would want to be trained in before a situation ever happens, whether it be to me or a buddy...
Plus, I believe Advanced gets you two specialty certs in Deep and Navigation correct? Do the dives for the other three (like if I picked Wreck, Buoyancy, and Night) count towards the req list for their corresponding specialties? The SDI website only lists having to complete one dive for each iirc. Would this mean all I would have to do is buy the eBook for each?
SDI terminology makes the process a bit harder to digest, but I believe the process is:
Open Water -> Advanced Adventure -> Rescue
OR
Open Water -> 40 dives -> Rescue
I'm at Nitrox rn and trying to decide if I want to pay for an Advanced Adventure or just save and do Rescue at 40 dives. If my shop allows it, I was hoping to do Advanced and get to Rescue sooner then later, I just cannot fathom waiting 6 months or so for me to reach 40 dives before I learn emergency preparedness. It seems like something I would want to be trained in before a situation ever happens, whether it be to me or a buddy...
Plus, I believe Advanced gets you two specialty certs in Deep and Navigation correct? Do the dives for the other three (like if I picked Wreck, Buoyancy, and Night) count towards the req list for their corresponding specialties? The SDI website only lists having to complete one dive for each iirc. Would this mean all I would have to do is buy the eBook for each?