Do you consider yourself an 'Advanced' diver?

[dive_lover88]

I'm definately not a advanced diver...i do not have the experiences like the rest of you,i have not tried any diving outside southeast asia...or in that matter not even places above malaysia.

ghostdiver1957, i agree with what you say...then i fall into the catgory of divers that is just barely outside the catorgry of newbies.

 

[Uncle Pug]

IMO to be meaningful advanced refers to the dive as requiring more than basic scuba skills/experience/equipment.

As always, context is king. What is advance in one setting is different than what is advanced in another.

The consideration should not be am I an advanced diver but am I qualified to do this particular dive.

 

[Wildcard]

On a scale of one to ten, I think Im a solid 2+........So much to know/learn, but then again, Im not doing 500 foot sat dives, yet!~

 

[Bruciebabe]

The BSAC are the largest dive club in the world and one of the oldest.
Their equivalent of Divemaster is Dive Leader and they have 2 non teaching grades above it. The first of which is Advanced Diver.
http://www.bsac.com/comediving/learntodive.html
Their top ticket is First Class Diver.

 

[Diver0001]

I'll consider myself advanced when it starts to get hard to find anyone who can teach me something I don't already know.

R..

 

[Kim]

I'm advanced! I got my PADI AOW! :rofl:

 

[Daylonious]

I didn't think I was advanced, but a dive this week made me think that maybe I'm slightly above "competent"

Dove Dos Ojos cenote in Playa del Carmen - did two tanks with a guided tour and didn't bump into anything, and only kicked up a little silt once. For a cave dive, I'd say that was better than I had expected I would do.

I would say a cenote dive wouldn't necessarily require an "advanced" card, but it certainly necessitates having some seriously good bouyancy skills.

I know for a fact that I wouldn't have been able to that type of dive "cleanly" a few years ago - so maybe I'm learning something after all.

D.

p.s. something else I was proud of during the week was being able to do a mid-water safety stop at 15 feet without a lift bag and being able to stay within 2-3 feet of it just by paying attention to ear pressure changes.

 

[spectrum]

But the one thing I am proudest of is this; the captains of the boats I dive on ask me to take out newly certified divers.

Congratulations, that's nice recognition.

I've said here before that I'll consider myself sucessful in this sport if someday I am appreciated by a few newer divers as a mentor.

Pete

 

[ishbaby]

feels advanced but gotta learn more . . .

 

[D_B]

I have my rescue cert. but I do not consider myself advanced, much less a rescue diver, but ... I am a better diver for the training I recieved
I feel that I now have just enough knowledge and skill to maybe not kill myself or my buddy, while learning to be a good diver

DB