Everyone should come out and dive with us this weekend at the quarry outside Nashville. I will turn the big 30 on Sunday. I got certified when i was 11. Have the C-Card to PROVE IT. Back in 83' PADI didn't have a strong age restriction. I took the class when I was 10. There was another kid in class that was a yr. younger than I back then. I remember the dive magizines my mother subscibed to back then. I can remember seeing 8-9 yr. olds in dive gear back then. Things have changed.