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SubMariner, Yes, we know that. In Nova Scotia you have maybe 2 months a year when you can even consider being in the water without a wetsuit for any length of time (yes, I know you can wear an exposure suit for the 400 if weighted for neutral buoyancy). Most divers here own a 7 mil wetsuit or drysuit--no good for swimming--no 3-5 mils or body suits, shorties (for pool use here only). As well, we have one shop basically for the whole province and the tests are always done at a pool. Unless the shop changes on this, that is our only choice. I wouldn't expect such a change due to scheduling of DM (and OW) courses and those other reasons. For all the stuff being discussed, you could just substitute (calm) "confined water" for "pool" anyway. The only real difference would be that I would imagine everything (especially the float) would be somewhat easier buoyancy-wise in salt water.