Aruba Review

[getwet2]

Hey Carl, I see you are an instructor so I don't know how much you used a dive shop; however, do you know of a good shop that dives the NE side? I am an AOW with 150-200 dives. I'll be in Aruba first time for five days beginning 17Feb18 (then Bonaire for 5 days, then Curacuo 5 days). Any advice you can pass my way as far as diving & accommodations would be very much appreciated.

I do not think you will find a dive OP that will go to the East side of the Island as it is very rough. Most of the OPs go as far North as the Debbie II wreck but that is still on the West side of the Island.

 

[stonel]

I do not think you will find a dive OP that will go to the East side of the Island as it is very rough. Most of the OPs go as far North as the Debbie II wreck but that is still on the West side of the Island.

thanks

 

[RicktheMc]

Question for those that have dived with JADS. The OP mentioned that OW divers were only brought down to 60 feet. We are scheduled to dive with them next week and a couple of the dives are supposedly down to 100 (Jane Sea Wreck). Was this a strict rule they had? We only have our OW and would find it pretty pointless to dive down to 60 feet for a 100 foot wreck dive. We have done multiple dives down to 100 feet before and there's never been a distinction between OW and AOW divers during those dives. Hope that as OW divers we are not gonna be restricted to 60 feet through JADS. Any insight into their policies?

I am confused...? You are only certified to dive to 60 feet. Why is this the dive operators issue? AOW increases your skills including navigation skills, deep dive etc. The dive operator and master divers insurance does not cover divers they bring on trips exceeding their qualifications.

 

[LI-er]

I am confused...? You are only certified to dive to 60 feet. Why is this the dive operators issue? AOW increases your skills including navigation skills, deep dive etc. The dive operator and master divers insurance does not cover divers they bring on trips exceeding their qualifications.

This is a very old thread, always a good idea to check the last post date before "bumping it".

Anyway, there are some on this forum who believe there's no such thing as a "depth to which a diver is certified" and dive insurance will cover an incident regardless of what depth it occurred.. I'm not one of them.

Diving beyond cert?

I got OW certified (PADI) in May and have only been on a few dives since. I'd like to go diving again soon, but where I've been invited is generally 60-100' where all the interesting stuff is. I seem pretty comfortable, and am not terribly worried about the depth. I am signed up for AOW next...

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