dumpsterDiver
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Today, I inquired at a dive shop about the cost and general parameters for getting my teenage daughter certified. The instructor was offering what seems to be a pretty competitive price.
I asked about the classroom/academics and he said that it is an on-line course, but they meet on a Saturday morning, go over the material (test I assume?) and then they do some pool work and on the same day do two open water dives. Then on the following weekend the divers do one boat trip and do two more scuba dives to complete the training program.
Is this really how abbreviated the course is now, or is the guy planning on breaking standards by doing a little pool work and then two open water training dives all in one day. There was NO additional pool sessions other than the initial one on a Saturday.
I asked about the classroom/academics and he said that it is an on-line course, but they meet on a Saturday morning, go over the material (test I assume?) and then they do some pool work and on the same day do two open water dives. Then on the following weekend the divers do one boat trip and do two more scuba dives to complete the training program.
Is this really how abbreviated the course is now, or is the guy planning on breaking standards by doing a little pool work and then two open water training dives all in one day. There was NO additional pool sessions other than the initial one on a Saturday.