rpm.1881
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Hi,
My wife and I are newly certified PADI open water divers (22 March 2009). We have done 5 dives since our check out dives and want to improve our diving skills with an instructor.
Do you guys think that:
a) we should get our AOWD certification;
b) would we rather get the Peak Performance Bouyancy Specialty first? Since the AOWD involve 5 dives, we plan on taking the PPB specialty with 2 other adventure dives, deep diving and underwater navigation. They would basically cost the same.; or
c) keep on diving first then get either of the aove after logging in more dives (50++?)
By the way, during our 2nd dive since our checkout, we failed to "stop" for the safety stop (max depth=20m; ave depth=12; BT=40 mins). Meaning, when we were about to do our safety stop, my wife and I suddenly floated uncontrollably to the surface. We didn't knew that if our tanks are low on air, it becomes positively buoyant. Hence.. Good thing nothing bad happened to us. After, that all our dives went relatively well.
Other details: we dive in warm tropical waters in 3mm wetsuits, have our own personal gear (masks, snorkel, fins/booties, wetsuits) and rent BCs/regs, if that's relevant.
Thanks!
Ron
My wife and I are newly certified PADI open water divers (22 March 2009). We have done 5 dives since our check out dives and want to improve our diving skills with an instructor.
Do you guys think that:
a) we should get our AOWD certification;
b) would we rather get the Peak Performance Bouyancy Specialty first? Since the AOWD involve 5 dives, we plan on taking the PPB specialty with 2 other adventure dives, deep diving and underwater navigation. They would basically cost the same.; or
c) keep on diving first then get either of the aove after logging in more dives (50++?)
By the way, during our 2nd dive since our checkout, we failed to "stop" for the safety stop (max depth=20m; ave depth=12; BT=40 mins). Meaning, when we were about to do our safety stop, my wife and I suddenly floated uncontrollably to the surface. We didn't knew that if our tanks are low on air, it becomes positively buoyant. Hence.. Good thing nothing bad happened to us. After, that all our dives went relatively well.
Other details: we dive in warm tropical waters in 3mm wetsuits, have our own personal gear (masks, snorkel, fins/booties, wetsuits) and rent BCs/regs, if that's relevant.
Thanks!
Ron