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I don't think they would all have to be though. It might be a better way for the lesser known agencies, certainly outside of their own countries, to be accepted with less scrutiny. I imagine it would make things easier for dive operators not familiar with certifications from other countries as...

Thanks for the reply, yes there is a navigation component for ACUC Advanced Diver. Just musing here, but wouldn't it be easier if certifying agencies put the WRSCT or RSCT logo on their respective C-cards? (World Recreational Scuba Training Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)...

Does PADI or NAUI recognize the ACUC advanced o/w cert as their equivilent? That is, if I have an ACUC AOW will I be able to do the Rescue course with either NAUI or PADI? Thanks for any help.

Unless one intends to engage in specialty diving, like ice diving, cave etc or some more tech oriented diving all one needs is a good solid initial training to get your license. If the c-card is just a 'learner's permit' then what the heck is the real license? AOW, Master diver..? They help of...

It took me three months to get my OW cert with NAUI. We had weekly pool sessions to practice and review skills- lots of fun and I felt very confident and excited to get onto some real diving. Nothing beats good solid initial training- afterall the OW is your 'license to dive'. Being good at it...

Definitely, one can go from not knowing what a fin pivot is to being AOW certified in a matter weeks these days. The AOW is often just an addendum to your O/W cert, a safe way of introducing new students to deeper dives, and local dive shops will sometimes include it as an extra dive weekend for...

As it stands now it seems the O/W cert is the carte blanche to dive anywhere and pretty much allow you to do anything within safe diving parameters on air. As everyone knows you are not generally required to have a more 'advanced' level recreational dive card. Lets face it, operators generally...

I guess it's not illegal to dive without certification, so really if you have your own equipment there is nothing really stopping anyone from just going out and doing it and for that matter becoming very good at it. Someone on a recent dive told me his friend isn't certified but they go off and...

35-40m (120-130ft) has been plenty deep enough for me, I dive to see the fishies- I don't need to go where the sun don't shine.

US Navy Seals use the NAUI standard- it is the best bar none ;) But seriously does it really matter what standard is used if you have a good instructor? My only beef with PADI is that they introduced crash course weekend certifications, which has kind of lowered the bar in terms of diving...

Once you have your C-card you are pretty much set to dive anywhere for recreation, and in your case if you have a logbook showing significant experience and deep dives I would be very surprised if an outfit turned you down. Realistically the AOW is just 5 dives- tantamount to 3-4 hours of extra...

Nice photo! I recently bought ikelite's Nikon Coolpix set-up as my first venture into u/w photography. Even without a flash I managed some nice clear pics with this basic point and shoot set-up. I took the housing down to 120' with no issues- good product for the money.

I thought my O/W was excellent through NAUI, plenty of theory and pool time over (if I recall correctly) eleven 3hr sessions- followed by a weekend of checkouts over the course of three months. We had plenty of time to review and practice the scuba skills of the previous week. At the end of it...

Certainly I would think that promoting local diving spots is the key to promoting the industry. Most people who don't live near the coasts can't afford to get to the ocean and tropics enough to make diving a true hobby or regular activity. I've been a warm water vacation diver for ten years and...

Just got back from Cayo Coco the other day. Great weather and some nice diving. Primarily they are shallow dives- all but one were between 10 and 18M (60ft), although we did do one deep dive to 37M (120 ft). Abundance of coral blocks, lots of soft coral and plumes. Encountered morays, nurse...

Weapons while recreational diving are not a good idea... why so scared anyway?

Does anybody know if this dive shop is still in operation at the Royal Decameron? thanks

Seemed like a perfectly good question to me, that is why I clicked to read the responses. I have heard of divers pushing depth limits causing the DM to get NN and sink flailing to his demise. This was told to me rather dramatically by another diver- how true it is I do not know.

You won't get me diving in an enclosed environment- at least not beyond a few fin kicks from the entrance/exit. Of the hundreds of species of sharks in the oceans there's only a handful that would make me nervous. People dive with sharks everyday for recreation, and even hand feed them. I don't...

The number of annual shark attacks is tiny relative to the millions of people that bathe, swim and dive the oceans annually. If anything it is the sharks that need greater protection considering the hundreds of thousands that are killed by humans every year. Certainly I feel badly for the...