RonFrank
Contributor
When I checked in with Aquanuts they asked if I was interested in doing the Grove. I had dove this a week previous, but was not sure if my Cuz was interested in doing it. Tammy is a Marine Biologist and has been diving since the mid 70's, maybe before that. However I was not sure of what level of certification she has.
So I said, well we maybe interested, and they asked if Tammy was AOW certified. I said I really was not sure, but told them she has been diving for 20+ years, and actively dives on a regular basis. They replied that was not good enough, she needed an AOW certification... WHAT? :toilet
As it turned out, she had one, however what the Ell is up with That? Is this common at most of the PADI shops? I'm very positive that we could have Dove the Grove with a different OP even if we were both just OW (which we were not), but when does a card matter more than a couple decades of experience?
So I said, well we maybe interested, and they asked if Tammy was AOW certified. I said I really was not sure, but told them she has been diving for 20+ years, and actively dives on a regular basis. They replied that was not good enough, she needed an AOW certification... WHAT? :toilet
As it turned out, she had one, however what the Ell is up with That? Is this common at most of the PADI shops? I'm very positive that we could have Dove the Grove with a different OP even if we were both just OW (which we were not), but when does a card matter more than a couple decades of experience?