Griffo
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yeah, +1 on taking PADI or NAUI Rescue.
there's also zero instruction on how to use a compass until you hit GUE Cave 2, so you might want to take night/nav as well. its a bit funny to watch badass gue divers who have no idea what that compass is there for.
find a good instructor, of course, since it makes all the difference in those agencies...
Yes I actually took the SSI NAV course. Can't say i learnt anything i didn't remember from scouts 20+ years ago.
(in fact we had a surveyor on our course, and he had to correct the instructor a couple of times...)