My daughter and I recently got certified at a resort in Cozumel. Since getting back and talking to a couple of local LDS' I've noticed when I mention this, some folks kind of roll their eyes or make a passing comment about the quality and/or content of the instruction. This has got me wondering if our PADI OW course was sufficient or not. I was hoping I could get feedback from board members on this subject. Here is what we did for our certification:
3-4 hours of classroom on theory before the water (by the pool)
3 hours in the pool on various days
1 hour of classroom on theory before our first non-pool dive
4 beach dives in 25 foot water lasting about 45 minutes each
Read a book called "Let's Go Dive" (I think that was the name)
From that book, we did all the quizes and chapter reviews
2 more hours of classroom on various things, mostly on the RDP tables
Closed Book Final Exam
Does this sound like a standard PADI OW course? Or did we do less than what stateside classes consist of. Do we need more training than this before we start diving? Thanks in advance.
3-4 hours of classroom on theory before the water (by the pool)
3 hours in the pool on various days
1 hour of classroom on theory before our first non-pool dive
4 beach dives in 25 foot water lasting about 45 minutes each
Read a book called "Let's Go Dive" (I think that was the name)
From that book, we did all the quizes and chapter reviews
2 more hours of classroom on various things, mostly on the RDP tables
Closed Book Final Exam
Does this sound like a standard PADI OW course? Or did we do less than what stateside classes consist of. Do we need more training than this before we start diving? Thanks in advance.