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Don't know about Boat Diver, but I took Equipment Specialist, and it was a good informational class well worth the 40 bucks it cost.bent:You also forgot some of the courses, like equipment specialist and boat diver.......Bent
bubblemaker20:People will live and learn. I have just seen the biggest ebay sale of dive gear, 2 dive buddies just sold all the gear they bought thinking it was good stuff. Well now they have accepted a new way of diving and have discovered gear they prefer. New divers dont know any better and figure the LDS knows best. Well after diving more and seeing what else is out there they will realize that certain things are good or bad. Its all about trial. I was lucky in the sense that my buddies are far more advanced than me and can show me what is good and what is useless but not everyone has that option and will buy the equipment without doing the research or trying the stuff.
P.S I am a BP/W rec diver and would not have it any other way
bent:But the PADI divemaster is supposed to be a TEAM player. How can he be a TEAM player if he does not PUSH this junk off on unsuspecting newbies????????Bent
brianwl:Ah oppinions, got to love them. I dive a BP/W in a rec environment because it's the only thing I've tried that fits me right. That includes Ranger, Escape, Eclipse, SP whatever the LDS had on the shelf and threw at me and other assorted BCs.