I'm not sure if this is really going to work but here goes.
I've been trying to start a grass roots effort to help build a market for longer OW classes by encouraging the prospective OW diver to seek out the longest training (s)he can find.
While I've had some success as there is one LDS out there that decided to start offering a longer class in response to my thread (http://www.scubaboard.com/showpost.php?p=2125862&postcount=201) some have pointed out that there are almost no options like this out there besides university programs.
I'd like to build a list of shops, instructors, universities or other organizations that offer programs like this so that we can help support those programs and hopefully help them grow. I am talking about over 15 hours in the pool instead of 6 or 9 or whatever is common today. While I am sure there are many instructors out there that will spend extra time in the water to help a student, I am looking more for offerings that go beyond the standards specified by the agencies for every student.
Please note, I am simply trying to compile a list here, not debate anything.
I've been trying to start a grass roots effort to help build a market for longer OW classes by encouraging the prospective OW diver to seek out the longest training (s)he can find.
While I've had some success as there is one LDS out there that decided to start offering a longer class in response to my thread (http://www.scubaboard.com/showpost.php?p=2125862&postcount=201) some have pointed out that there are almost no options like this out there besides university programs.
I'd like to build a list of shops, instructors, universities or other organizations that offer programs like this so that we can help support those programs and hopefully help them grow. I am talking about over 15 hours in the pool instead of 6 or 9 or whatever is common today. While I am sure there are many instructors out there that will spend extra time in the water to help a student, I am looking more for offerings that go beyond the standards specified by the agencies for every student.
Please note, I am simply trying to compile a list here, not debate anything.