CapnBloodbeard
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Hi all,
I did a thread search but couldn't find anything, though I'm sure it's been asked on here before (this might be the wrong sub).
I did my PADI OW a few years back, have about 35 dives under my belt, I figure now's a good time to get my advanced (I'm actually glad I didn't do the 'advanced immediately after open' thing that so many shops push....).
Looking around at local courses, there's PADI OW, typically for about $500-$550 (AUD), so I know how that looks - 3 shores dives, 2 boat dives, including mandatory nav/deep and 3 electives, usually peak performance buoyancy and 2 others
I noticed RAID Advanced 35, which seems to have 6 dives plus a pool session - although it's up to $750-800
So - yes, I know people could argue the relative benefits of different agencies until the cows come home so this is probably a risky question - but is the additional RAID time worth the difference? It looks like a more comprehensive course - is it worth doing this over PADI? It is significantly more expensive, but if it's justifiable then I can do that. If it leaves me with more solid training and skills than the PADI would, then that can only help me. If it helps, I'm not entirely convinced that my OW provider was very good
I did a thread search but couldn't find anything, though I'm sure it's been asked on here before (this might be the wrong sub).
I did my PADI OW a few years back, have about 35 dives under my belt, I figure now's a good time to get my advanced (I'm actually glad I didn't do the 'advanced immediately after open' thing that so many shops push....).
Looking around at local courses, there's PADI OW, typically for about $500-$550 (AUD), so I know how that looks - 3 shores dives, 2 boat dives, including mandatory nav/deep and 3 electives, usually peak performance buoyancy and 2 others
I noticed RAID Advanced 35, which seems to have 6 dives plus a pool session - although it's up to $750-800
So - yes, I know people could argue the relative benefits of different agencies until the cows come home so this is probably a risky question - but is the additional RAID time worth the difference? It looks like a more comprehensive course - is it worth doing this over PADI? It is significantly more expensive, but if it's justifiable then I can do that. If it leaves me with more solid training and skills than the PADI would, then that can only help me. If it helps, I'm not entirely convinced that my OW provider was very good
