stuartv, you are correct, unfortunately. The OW+40 allowance could let people squeek through into MSD with no Deep and no Navigation and no Night experience or training, all of which they probably ought to have!
PADI has patched that hole somewhat by requiring AOW and Rescue prior to MSD...but this still only demands one dive each in Deep and Nav and none in Night.
I'd rather see MSD require the specialties for Deep and Nav and Night plus Rescue plus 100 dives....then we might be getting somewhere.
PADI has patched that hole somewhat by requiring AOW and Rescue prior to MSD...but this still only demands one dive each in Deep and Nav and none in Night.
I'd rather see MSD require the specialties for Deep and Nav and Night plus Rescue plus 100 dives....then we might be getting somewhere.