Finally taking AOW

[scubaaaronh]

I finally decided to take the AOW course after 12 years of diving. My wife and i will be doing the deep navigation night wreck and ppb. The week after we are doing nitrox.

 

[jbisjim]

Sweet deal have fun with it.

 

[scubaaaronh]

Thanks i am more excited about the nirtox the the advanced, my wife is nervous about both.

 

[jbisjim]

AOW is about diving now. A lot less class work and more actual diving. Nitrox will help you understand the air you breath a lot better. What agency are you taking it with? Some explain the math better than others. use Daltons triangle to help you..

 

[scubaaaronh]

Were doing the AOW with the shop and instructor that i certified with, its a PADI shop. The nitrox we are doing with an SSI shop close to home he has a deal going for 75 bucks.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

If you've been diving for 12 years the AOW will be a no brainer. Won't be much of a challenge at all. But at least you'll then have the card. It seems to carry way more weight than it should, but so it is.

 

[scubaaaronh]

If you've been diving for 12 years the AOW will be a no brainer. Won't be much of a challenge at all. But at least you'll then have the card. It seems to carry way more weight than it should, but so it is.

Ya i know my wife could use the extra work with an instructor, she is a realitively new diver, so i figured i would take it, next step is nitrox, and rescue in the fall

 

[JdLag1]

Finished AOW last weekend - alot more fun than OW.

 

[herman]

Have fun, Aaron. AOW should be easy for you. IMO it's real value to you is it will allow you to take Rescue, that's the course worth taking.
I have SSI Nitox. If you can do simple math you will not have any problems with it. I like the SSI tables better than the PADI ones.

 

[--tom--]

The navigation practice in AOW is worthwhile, especially in cold 10' vis waters.