Open water dive PADI in Bangkok HELP!!!

[lord khram]

Not entering into protracted discussions, particularly with aquaclowns.
I am merely stating my numerous observations and those of others over a long period. And the particular experiences of two friends that I regretably sent there for the OWC.
As I have stated on another thread we are all entitled to express our views and observations freely, up to you, believe it or not believe, I really dont care.

 

[Apecks]

They are always a number of stories banding about in Pattaya regarding DSEA and there courses so I would not dispute LK's observations out of hand.

I have personally met a guy who did his rescue & DM there that did not own or had not seen / used either of the course materials for either course. He ended up retaking the courses with another dive centre!

 

[penguintom]

They are always a number of stories banding about in Pattaya regarding DSEA and there courses so I would not dispute LK's observations out of hand.

I have personally met a guy who did his rescue & DM there that did not own or had not seen / used either of the course materials for either course. He ended up retaking the courses with another dive centre!

I dont like the sound of that at all, think thats 2 shops off my list already and I have not even arrived in Pattaya yet. LOL
Good job there is lots to chose from.

 

[Bowmouth]

I have personally met a guy who did his rescue & DM there that did not own or had not seen / used either of the course materials for either course. He ended up retaking the courses with another dive centre!

Did your friend make any formal complaints about this to PADI HQ (QA Dept.)?

 

[Bowmouth]

I am merely stating my numerous observations and those of others over a long period. And the particular experiences of two friends that I regretably sent there for the OWC.

Have you or your friends contacted PADI HQ about this?

 

[lord khram]

Have you or your friends contacted PADI HQ about this?

I haven't and dont think my friends did, but in my experience thats nothing more than a further waste of time.

 

[orangiraffe]

Hi all...I have no idea what the hell is the difference between POOL and confined? POOL=CONFINED right? Isn't the pool confined enough? It's not just a 1-m deep pool...it's deep enough for some skills training; 3m. Yes, all the knowledge review were completed. I mean it is simple enough for a ten year old. My bf is a fireman, I am a college undergrad majoring in Engineering and there was also a US soldier in our team. Seriously, the knowledge review were really really peanuts. It could possibly take me a few hours to understand all of it.

But of course, terms and important words used in diving need to be learnt, and USED often! But you DMs and Instructors tell me...how many people who take the certifications actually dive often enough to actually remember them? What is the definition of HIGH QUALITY.

I do not see any trouble with not buying a copy of the MANUAL. The manual is really heavy. My bf and I were backpacking and the manual took too much space. We decided that the internet is a great resource and the MANUAL can be bought back here in Singapore. No problem right?

Business is business. Dive schools offer courses. Personally I enjoyed my time with my instructor. 2 days in on the boat? I saw so many things... How many first-time divers actuallky get to see a WRECK? you tell me?

I still remember this

BRUCE (BCD)
WILLIS (Weights)
RUINS (Releases)
ALL (Air)
FILMS (Final Check for masks and flippers)

Incidentally, you can also find this in wikipedia. WoopS. They even use the same anagram on WIki!!!

 

[Ex-Aquanaut]

I prefer:

B = Bangkok
W = Women
A = Are
R = Real
F = Fun

And, PenguinTom, you said TWO shops? Who's the other off your list and why?

 

[jkaterenchuk]

I find it also hard to believe.
And I find it impossible to think of any OWD course schedule that would fit in just two days time.

If they are giving a PADI cert then it would be against standards. Standard say that there can be a maximum of 3 training dives in any one day. Hence it takes two days to do the required open water dives to stay within standards. It would not seem reasonable that you could then squeeze the other confined water dives plus academics into the balance of the second day.

John

 

[Bowmouth]

If they are giving a PADI cert then it would be against standards. Standard say that there can be a maximum of 3 training dives in any one day. Hence it takes two days to do the required open water dives to stay within standards. It would not seem reasonable that you could then squeeze the other confined water dives plus academics into the balance of the second day.

John

Exactly.
A full Open Water Diver Course would basically be impossible to do in just two days.

But maybe the two day courses as mentioned by some of the posters were students completing OWD Referral courses? That's the only OWD course I can think of that will work in two days.