again one day I'm hoping to get certified so in the meantime I'm doing my reading and research. Are their any other agencies to get certified with other than naui and padi? Or are they just the most reckognized? RIght now I'm leaning towards Naui due to the feel I get on the board that PADI tends to rush instructors and students. I feel NAUI might be harder but in essense make me a more compentant and diverse diver. It also seems as if the majority of the people here are NAUI. Any suggestions? ALso are their any website that compares the requirements from the two agencies neck to nec?