Hello all,
Brand new to SB, although I have lurked for a bit.
I do have a question concerning specialties/certifications PADI specific.
Just complete my OW and I have stumbled upon an opportunity to 5 specialty certs alongside AOW for what i consider to be a "steal" when it comes to PADI courses. I went through the same instructor for my OW and really enjoyed learning from him. Compared to other class/course costs that i have seen in SB I understand this is an awesome deal. I would rather not talk about costs but i have seen quotes for Nitrox and deep classes (two of the certs i would be taking) on SB and i would pay between $70 and $100 less than the price posted on SB per class.
Now to my question(s). Is it worth it? The way i see it, these classes are worth it due to the fact i will be seeing new dive sites with an instructor (entries, exits, and other stuff that I currently concern myself with when i go to a new site) and i will get to learn new skills as well as work on the buoyancy issues that i feel are directly related to my air consumption problems with someone who can tell me "you are doing it wrong."
Now to play Devil's advocate. Put Another Dollar In, we've all heard it and thought it was hilarious (the first time). Without referencing "don't dive beyond your training/limits"... Why do i need a cert to do something, aside from just the dangers? Night, Deep, Nav, Wreck, multi level, boat? These seem like things i can read about either in books or here on SB and go and take a building block approach to learning myself (crawl, walk, run or light jog). That's enough of that, i was able to poke holes into my own argument, but humor me and poke some more.
Let me know. Also, couldn't find the "rules" section of this particular forum. Forgive me if this is the wrong format/place for this question.
Brand new to SB, although I have lurked for a bit.
I do have a question concerning specialties/certifications PADI specific.
Just complete my OW and I have stumbled upon an opportunity to 5 specialty certs alongside AOW for what i consider to be a "steal" when it comes to PADI courses. I went through the same instructor for my OW and really enjoyed learning from him. Compared to other class/course costs that i have seen in SB I understand this is an awesome deal. I would rather not talk about costs but i have seen quotes for Nitrox and deep classes (two of the certs i would be taking) on SB and i would pay between $70 and $100 less than the price posted on SB per class.
Now to my question(s). Is it worth it? The way i see it, these classes are worth it due to the fact i will be seeing new dive sites with an instructor (entries, exits, and other stuff that I currently concern myself with when i go to a new site) and i will get to learn new skills as well as work on the buoyancy issues that i feel are directly related to my air consumption problems with someone who can tell me "you are doing it wrong."
Now to play Devil's advocate. Put Another Dollar In, we've all heard it and thought it was hilarious (the first time). Without referencing "don't dive beyond your training/limits"... Why do i need a cert to do something, aside from just the dangers? Night, Deep, Nav, Wreck, multi level, boat? These seem like things i can read about either in books or here on SB and go and take a building block approach to learning myself (crawl, walk, run or light jog). That's enough of that, i was able to poke holes into my own argument, but humor me and poke some more.
Let me know. Also, couldn't find the "rules" section of this particular forum. Forgive me if this is the wrong format/place for this question.