I was recently updating my profile and under "Dive Classification" you are able to choose what kind of diver you claim yourself to be. This got me wondering what makes someone an experienced diver?
I have over 100 dives, spanning the last 2 years in warm water (tropics), cold water (ice), boat, shore, drift, wreck, etc. As such, I still consider myself a new diver because there are many places that I have not yet dove, and an equal amount of skills that I have not yet mastered. Meanwhile, I have also met divers with more years of dive experience but with less dives as well as divers with more dives and years but only in a limited variety of diving who consider themselves experienced divers.
What is SB's take on qualifying yourself as an experienced diver?
B
I have over 100 dives, spanning the last 2 years in warm water (tropics), cold water (ice), boat, shore, drift, wreck, etc. As such, I still consider myself a new diver because there are many places that I have not yet dove, and an equal amount of skills that I have not yet mastered. Meanwhile, I have also met divers with more years of dive experience but with less dives as well as divers with more dives and years but only in a limited variety of diving who consider themselves experienced divers.
What is SB's take on qualifying yourself as an experienced diver?
B