I am where I wanted to be

[Rick Murchison]

Hi Eduardo,
I'll just share my own perspective, looking back over a few years of diving... and a good deal of it beyond the non-tech recreational realm. I believe the two courses that will add the most to a diver's competence, confidence and most enhance diving's enjoyment as a recreational non-tech diver are rescue and cavern. Rescue teaches you how to recognize developing problems far enough in advance to prevent them in the first place; cavern teaches you how to really hone your fine control of your body under water, and allows you to safely handle some really easy to get into but really hard to get out of situations that can easily sneak up on the average open water diver. Together they make a truly accomplished, relaxed recreational diver who can enjoy diving an order of magnitude above how much they enjoyed it before. I know it's hard to believe that there can be that much more enjoyment to an activity that seems the perfect joy already, but I think others who've got the hindsight of many years' diving will agree with me.
Bottom line, I recommend you take the rescue course and then the cavern course... rescue at around the 50-75 dive mark, and cavern at around 100 dives.
Happy diving,
Rick

 

[orm]

WOW.... So you know whats best for the OP.... Really ??

Since when is it not ok to be content and happy. A diver doesn't have to "master" the sport to be in a good place, but oh wait you know what the person really needs huh ?

This is why people don't post or get involved. When someone is feeling good and posts something like this, they are happy and letting their "friends" on SB know how their feeling. Then someone like you comes along with a post like yours.

WOW.... ever here of a atta boy or good for you or I'm glad for ya buddy ? No you post "Disagree with OP ( you ).

You may think you're where you want to be, but you don't know what you don't know.

Jeeessshhhh

We post on here to express our views, that was mine. I don't know the OPs mind, all I'm saying is that he's perhaps unaware of what's out there - that's why I said you don't know what you don't know. I still stress that divers should try to master their sport and that includes attaining the best training and knowledge possible.

Two people on a boat, one DM trained one that's happy where they are because they don't want to pay anymore money on courses. You have a possible DCS, who would you rather be your buddy.

Jut saying like.