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renpirate:The card needs to be signed by the instructor to be valid. This is a fairly routine procedure for many certifications, another example would be the Red Cross.
However, by NAUI standards, you must recieve your card within 30 days of completing the course. If not, the instructor can lose his teaching status. So, if NAUI did send it to him and assuming that they didn't send it to him late, the problem lies with the instructor.
Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that your anger is generated more by the temp card not being accepted. Did the dive shop in Cozemel give you a reason why the temp card was not accepted? NAUI is a well established dive organization and it is upsetting that the shop would not take the temp card. If that is the shop's policy I would be interested in knowing their name so as to not send my students there.
My NAUI card is not signed by my instructor, but NAUI recognizes my card.
Stan