jd950
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I don't agree with the suggestions of taking the AOW as a way to get a private dm. I never understood why many divers take the Advanced course right after they finish their open water course. I think it's an attempt to say they are advanced when they actually are not. Wait until you have 50 - 100 dives (that's not that many) then take the advanced. You will get more out of it then. A peak buoyancy course would serve a new diver better that the advanced course.PH
I agree that advanced is of more value when delayed, but I think we are in the minority on this. Additional buoyancy control training should be incorporated into basic certification as far as I am concerned and frankly, instead of "advanced" the advanced cert should be called "level II" or something else. It isn't really very advanced.
Sorry for the hijack.