In response to peterbj7 about the amount of dives I had. I have dived twice. I did a shore dive six years ago while on holiday in Turkey and last Saturday I did the Paidi Discover Scuba Diving programme in a pool with my nearest dive centre
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I've often heard people say they want to become a DM because it's part of the progression. My response is always that unless you want to work in diving don't do it. Do an intro-tech course instead.
I'm not reading this entire thread to see what everyone else said. It should have been a poll so we you voted...I'm sure its possible but with all due respect,I would not want you to be the Divemaster looking after my wife until you have a few hundred more dives.
Or ask why he still wants to be DM?Another approach is to take things slower, take OW, than AOW, then rescue, and once you have at least a hundred dives, go for DM. That may be more expensive, so it's your call.
Too many of them out there.A guy in my OW class was moving to Hawaii, and when I was at the Hole I ran into him (about 2 months out after our OW cert). He had completed his DM with maybe 50 dives or so, and had earned his DM rating. I asked him to check my air, and he turned it off! Don't be that guy!
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10 dives in dark water equal 500 dives in the clear tropics.
Prior to me posting my question on this forum I was under no illusion that just because I might gain a dive master certification that meant I was going to be a master diver. There is no way I would consider leading out other divers until I had the experience of several hundred dives. I would treat other divers the same way IÃÅ wish to be treated i.e. IÃÅ prefer to be lead out by an experienced diver rather than a novice. I wouldnÃÕ take the chance with other peopleÃÔ lives.