Why would you consider Scuba Diving a Nitch field? Scuba diving is not at all a nitch subject, technical diving is, but OW diving within NDL limits is not.
Is there a "hardest cert/most stringent certifier?"
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Why would you consider Scuba Diving a Nitch field? Scuba diving is not at all a nitch subject, technical diving is, but OW diving within NDL limits is not.
Well, compared to soccer, scuba diving is tiny. The "niche" thing however was with regards to postgraduate science. I do not even think it is relevant if niche or not. I simply think "where is it hardest" is a useless question to ask if you are looking to learn interesting things. But opinions may differ here
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Thank you Sam . Steven Samler LA County ADP Graduate #2114 9/14/13.
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I got off to a very good start in 1970. No comparison when I got recertified with my son by PADI in 1997. However, both effectively get you started scuba diving
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LA County Underwater Instruction Certification Course (UICC) was the first - 1954 (66 years old)
It created
* organized diving instruction
* the term "Certified diver"
* first log book -1963 -(see previous post ) copied by NAUI & PADI
* fountainhead of all programs
````NAUI 1960
```,,PADI 1969
``` And the rest that followed....
90 % of all current diving related instruction began will LA County
UICC- 3 months long very intensive 100 plus hours
many apply few are accepted only the very best graduate
and certified as
~~~~ LA CO Underwater Instructors ~~~
ADP established 1967 3 months100 plus hours of summer Thursday night lectures by experts followed by week end dives at local SoCal beaches and lakes
66 year old LA County Underwater Instructor Association
creates'
Divers who are DIVERS - not people who just dive'\
Instructors who are INSTRUCTORS not people who just instruct diving
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It created
* organized diving instruction
* the term "Certified diver"
* first log book -1963 -(see previous post ) copied by NAUI & PADI
* fountainhead of all programs
````NAUI 1960
```,,PADI 1969
``` And the rest that followed....
90 % of all current diving related instruction began will LA County
UICC- 3 months long very intensive 100 plus hours
many apply few are accepted only the very best graduate
and certified as
~~~~ LA CO Underwater Instructors ~~~
ADP established 1967 3 months100 plus hours of summer Thursday night lectures by experts followed by week end dives at local SoCal beaches and lakes
66 year old LA County Underwater Instructor Association
creates'
Divers who are DIVERS - not people who just dive'\
Instructors who are INSTRUCTORS not people who just instruct diving
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I am sure there are some old NASDS folks here...
Early 70's NASDS with San Diego Divers Supply. Courses taught by current & former UDT/SEALS and other instructors. Basic OW course included harassment dives (turning off gas, ripping mask off, simulated OOA diver grabbing your reg (no secondary regs back them), on the surface mouth-to-mouth resuscitation drills, dropping weight belt-emergency ascent drills (no BCD-Mae West vest with a CO2 cartridge at best), no such thing as safety stops, mandatory dive table comprehension to pass, rough surf shore entry and exits (taught us to crawl in/out), and other stuff that would shock PADI and other agencies today. I am not saying it was a good idea...just mentioning to show how dive training has changed throughout the decades.
Early 70's NASDS with San Diego Divers Supply. Courses taught by current & former UDT/SEALS and other instructors. Basic OW course included harassment dives (turning off gas, ripping mask off, simulated OOA diver grabbing your reg (no secondary regs back them), on the surface mouth-to-mouth resuscitation drills, dropping weight belt-emergency ascent drills (no BCD-Mae West vest with a CO2 cartridge at best), no such thing as safety stops, mandatory dive table comprehension to pass, rough surf shore entry and exits (taught us to crawl in/out), and other stuff that would shock PADI and other agencies today. I am not saying it was a good idea...just mentioning to show how dive training has changed throughout the decades.
What exactly do you wish to do? Why would you learn something just for the sake of it and look for the hardest way to do it. Is it spearfishing, underwater photography or maybe wreck exploration, diving is just a means to an end.
That carry on was a load of shite, if someone ripped my mask off I’d brake their nose when I got them on shore.
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Best training you can get would be commercial diver training. It’s not cheap and will take a long time. You will come out knowing more than any scuba instructor.
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