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I've been out on a boat in a lake with a one legged diver 2 or 3 times now... wasn't a very pleasent experience. He every time he wants to be towed around... last time when we got under he handed his slate to the DM and he had already written on it on the boat "can I hold on to your tank?" ...

Have you ever dived in deep limited vis where it was dark and murky? It's a lot like that only you have glo-toob's so you can track your buddy. Really, at most, you should just pick up some agencies book somewhere and read through it so you have an idea of what it's all about, then inform...

ha! that dog suit is awesome!

lol... great show for the rest of the boat though. :eyebrow: people that completely match worry me.

Regardless of the size, I'd recommend a hyperstretch hood.

well peeties... this looks promising if it ever all gets uploaded. All I see is links to your harddrive. ;)

I would like to see it either included in the OW course, or I would like to see additional material added to it. I don't training as a whole as very "Advanced".

SSI has an "Advanced Open Water Diver" rating, that requires 4 diving specialties. Most shops offer some form of AOW course that covers 4 diving specialties so you get the card. 24 dives are required. http://www.ssiusa.com/coned.htm

It's a joke becuase it's not really "advanced", it's added basic OW material, so why not just include it in basic OW? Or why not add to it and make it a truely advanced course? Maybe you only see the people who didn't like their AOW course comment about it on these boards, and we're truely...

Apparently what you KNOW from actually BEING a PADI instructor, differs from what's ACTUALLY posted on PADI'S website. This is where all the confusion is coming into play. I'm sure you go above and beyond PADI's standards and that you are a decent instructor who gives your students what...

Why is it, when a dive shop simply meets the minimum requirements set by PADI, and the customer is not satisfied or feels they didn't get much out of the course for the money they put in for it, that it's the dive centers fault for not going WAY ABOVE AND BEYOND PADI's set requirements? Maybe...

Personally, I'd just stay away from the whole situation... she has the potential to drag you down with her and honestly, it's not your responsibility to take care of her. You did the right thing by making her leave and making sure she didn't harm anyone. Calling a taxi might have been more...

My nitrox course was 100% class, no dives, becuase, as you could probably tell when you went on your dive using EANx, there was no notable difference in the physical aspect of diving compared to using air... some might argue that you get less fatigued or feel better afterwords, but that's just...

My shop uses the 'worst' reg they sell, then hope people will buy the more expensive ones becuase they breath better.

Goto your LDS and look to see what they're using on pool/OW rigs. That's probably close to your worst reg.

I know well enough to not touch the coral or anything else (via OW classes). Ignorance may not be an excuse, but the real blame lies with the miami man who led the others astray... Not the German visitors who, might or might not have known it was wrong (all speculative), but trusted the...

Yes, painting would definatly be a way to pass the 24 hours...

I've never done any international traveling and live 1000 miles from the nearest ocean. Before I read this thread, I never would've considered traveling with coral a no no. And to be honest, if it was me in that situation with some SBer down in florida who wanted to go collect coral, I...

The german couple may have thought it was perfectly legit... it was the miami man who should've known it was illegal.

No bashing has taken place, but a good point is brought up. The current AOW from any of the main agency's is a joke to begin with and most of it could/should be lumped in with basic OW... or alot should be added to it to make it a truely advanced course. Right now it's more like a few...