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Ok, I guess this thread just wont die. Personally, I think that the agencies should change the way people are trained anyway. To give someone the titel of "Advanced" after possibly no more than 10 dives is ridiculous. The cert structure is geared towards the dollar and not the training...

Im doin USS SAN FRANCISCO homeported on Guam......and the water is VERY deep here, but id burn before wed ever get close to the bottom. P.S.- did you know that the Navy finally got it right and did away with the QM rating? Yup, theyre all NAVET's now, and rightfully so!! Especially since...

Ya know, we talk about this all the time..........and it always seems to be about what the agency is doing or not doing......I couldnt care less what PADI or SDI does. They dont plan my dive, and they dont dive my plan.........im on the line, not them A persons safety should never be more...

How many of us got hovering down within the OW class? There are divers all over the world that stated without a "class" or an agency..........and theyre safe. All a cert does is give us the ability to get gas in our tanks. Its our minds that keep us safe....... ghettodiver nitrox/deco

Hi all, Its been awhile since I was able to visit this board (been at sea), hope all of you have had a great summer. Ive been thinking about some wetsuit ideas and I cant find a place online to get them made. I suppose its possible that there already is a site that caters to...

hey anav711, Im on Guam as well, possibly we could get together sometime and blow some bubbles. The wife and I have quite a few dives on Guam, and maybe we could guide you around a bit if ud like. Just as a side note, what does anav711 mean? It sounds very familar to me, but I just...

Get some dives under your belt.........like 40 or so. Thats the best thing. Advanced OW is only a doorway to more training, you can get a good idea of what youre interested in with 40 or more dives. That said, I think all divers should be at least Rescue certified..........thats just my...

cause it makes the suit smell.............but on shallow dives its hard not to and be in the water that long tiny bubbles

The "C" card one holds on Guam is a driving force in most shop dives here. Therefore, as far as a cert goes, I have exactly what I need to get on any particular dive....................that said, I train on every dive I do, one way or another. The next card I want is the card for air...

send me a message, well work something out...........you can dive with us anytime you want. tiny bubbles

There were divers in the water with 12!!!!!! dives. So lets go and, not only drift but, hook to a reef in a strong current. Why you ask? Because we can............. "My car has an airbag, lets do 45 or so and run headfirst into a concrete wall." To quote a song.........."heres your sign"...

and there are alot of chances on Guam. 5 dives every weekend, and 4 or so during the week. :D tiny bubbles

Diving on Guam is "easy" to say the least. Our kids are taking open water now, and I'm glad its here vice a more hostile climate. There is ample time and opportunity to gain basic diving skills without too much trouble. The reef is always on one side or the other, depending on where theyre at...

Not from Guam, but stationed here with the Navy.......and she was right, being underwater here is great..........I dived the Bahamas and the Keys.........nothing compared to Guam tiny bubbles

NOW THATS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT!!

Ft Myers is my home town, and I can think of no place that would provide "great" diving..........save it for the keys tiny bubbles

but i chose the other column...........and that would be my spear tiny bubbles

First, in your situation, I wouldnt dive with a group that wasnt made up of people familar. Theres a lot to be said for a group of "friends" diving with a new comer.........I know that I have a habit of "looking after" the new divers, just because. If the 5ft leap worries you, just sit and...

Not really sure what to think about that one........ Two boat dives ago I was lookin slick in front of the tourists (some of which were chuckin from the sea state).......gonna make a nice smooth giant step entry.............as I leave the deck looking down..........i see boots, not...