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As this thread does not deal with an accident or a diving incident but rather a question regarding training and appropriateness of deep dives for particular divers, it has been moved from the A&I forum to Basic Scuba.
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I'm not sure of this is the right forum for this but I have learned alot from the forum here so I'll post.
What do people think of the exchange between me and a certain dive operator? We are thinking of going there but we want to make sure the dives are appropriate for us. My query first, followed by their response:
Yes we are AOW certified and no, we did not do the Deep Dive specialty.
I'm not sure of this is the right forum for this but I have learned alot from the forum here so I'll post.
What do people think of the exchange between me and a certain dive operator? We are thinking of going there but we want to make sure the dives are appropriate for us. My query first, followed by their response:
My query: We are novice divers, about 50 dives each. We did the AOW class but not the "Deep Diving" portion. It seems to me from reading your website that several dive sites would be better done if we did get that deeper experience before coming. We would really like to see some sharks and other larger creatures so I guess that deep diving cert is important - ?
Their response: Wedo not require an AOW certification incl. the deep adventure dive to let you do Deep Dives. Once the dive crew has seen you in the water diving and feels comfortable with your diving skills, you will certainly be able to do the deeper dives as well.
We will never put you in a situation you are not comfortable with and would work with you before you go on a deep dive.
Thanks in advance for your comments.
- Bill
I'm not sure of this is the right forum for this but I have learned alot from the forum here so I'll post.
What do people think of the exchange between me and a certain dive operator? We are thinking of going there but we want to make sure the dives are appropriate for us. My query first, followed by their response:
My query: We are novice divers, about 50 dives each. We did the AOW class but not the "Deep Diving" portion. It seems to me from reading your website that several dive sites would be better done if we did get that deeper experience before coming. We would really like to see some sharks and other larger creatures so I guess that deep diving cert is important - ?
Their response: Wedo not require an AOW certification incl. the deep adventure dive to let you do Deep Dives. Once the dive crew has seen you in the water diving and feels comfortable with your diving skills, you will certainly be able to do the deeper dives as well.
We will never put you in a situation you are not comfortable with and would work with you before you go on a deep dive.
Thanks in advance for your comments.
- Bill
I'm not sure of this is the right forum for this but I have learned alot from the forum here so I'll post.
Yes we are AOW certified and no, we did not do the Deep Dive specialty.
I am not looking to have my hand held. I am looking to go on dives that we enjoy that are consistent with our skills and training. I thought it was suspicious that the operator would say that they might lead us on deep dives without that training. Do you?
- Bill
SSI's AOW card requires 4 specialties and 24 OW dives prior to the "course".I am still confused. So you did the deep dive in AOW, but you are not deep dive specialty certified, right? If so, you did the deep portion of AOW already. If you you didn't do any deep dive in your AOW, you should go and demand for a refund.