I read on a local Facebook group that new certification cards have a disclaimer saying they're only valid with proof of recent diving or retraining (instead of just being valid forever). Does anyone know if new, say PADI, cards actually say that?
Paul...
Instead of speculation from unreliable sources...why not contact the agencies if you're concerned...
I have been asked numerous times to verify ''deep'' open ocean experience...but never...''how many'' days/weeks/months since my most recent dive...
In Canada...with some exceptions...most divers are out of the water between mid December...through March...some Canadian West coast divers dive only in the winter due to poor summer visibility...
Thousands of divers are ''hot beach'' destination divers only...logging only a hand full of dives per season...
I ''always'' travel with my logbook...anyone who asks is more than welcome to view it...the shear volume alone...has been enough for the few who have asked...
I'm still familiar with the business end of a pen...and maintain my dive log religiously...I know most no longer do...using the excuse '' all my info is on my computer''...in most cases it's not...
My gear configuration has never been static...singles/doubles/rebreather/singles/doubles/wet suit/dry-suit/semi-dry-suit...etc...I can go back years in my logbook and know exactly what I dove with each dive...my logbook has always been an integral part of the whole system...personally...I can't see it being any other way...
Although I think of my diving as being in retirement mode...my kit changed three times this past season...rebreather/large singles/large doubles...and will change again in 2020...once for sure...possibly twice...to me that's part of the fun and enjoyment of the sport...
Just me...
Best..
W.W...