stever2002
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I had done several resort courses while traveling the islands over several years. As a result, I went out with a variety of dive operators spanning the gambit from very lax, to very structured. The last resort course (in Hawaii) was so well organized (pool time, gear review, simple skills, then boat dive), gave me the confidence that I was with a class organization and gave the DM confidence that, although he was never farther then a couple of arm lengths away, I wouldn't do anything stupid.
I came home and signed up at my LDS. I did OW, followed quickly by AOW and Nitrox. That was over 10 years ago.
After an 8-10 year span, I just reviewed all my training videos and did a tune up (skills review) at my LDS before my recent trip to GC. Then, my first dive at GC was an easy shore dive (very gradual down to about 60') with a watchful eye of the DM AND GUIDE who was with our group.
Its really nice to see some consistency in the training and dive communities now. Quite a change from some of those "If you've got a credit card, you can dive" organizations.
-PH
I came home and signed up at my LDS. I did OW, followed quickly by AOW and Nitrox. That was over 10 years ago.
After an 8-10 year span, I just reviewed all my training videos and did a tune up (skills review) at my LDS before my recent trip to GC. Then, my first dive at GC was an easy shore dive (very gradual down to about 60') with a watchful eye of the DM AND GUIDE who was with our group.
Its really nice to see some consistency in the training and dive communities now. Quite a change from some of those "If you've got a credit card, you can dive" organizations.
-PH
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