Sintax604
Contributor
Ok, "special" may not be the best word here but I hate to call divers "common."
I've recently finished the OW course and when friends ask me why I want to dive a good chunk of my answer revolves around seeing and doing things that relatively few people have seen/done and exploring the much unknown world of the deep.
During the OW course my instructor mentioned that cold water divers specifically make up a very small percentage of the world's population and that makes us somewhat of an elite group.
I'm curious to know if anyone can put a ballpark number on this. Anybody know how many people are currently active/certified by the various agencies?
Thanks!
I've recently finished the OW course and when friends ask me why I want to dive a good chunk of my answer revolves around seeing and doing things that relatively few people have seen/done and exploring the much unknown world of the deep.
During the OW course my instructor mentioned that cold water divers specifically make up a very small percentage of the world's population and that makes us somewhat of an elite group.
I'm curious to know if anyone can put a ballpark number on this. Anybody know how many people are currently active/certified by the various agencies?
Thanks!
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