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fact is some places don't ask for c card, at least where I've had fills. Also some, I know of one personally that went thru class passed skills sets, but instructor didn't give him his card because in her personal opinion was unsafe. But he's still trained and able to dive as there's no legal barrier to prevent him, and perhaps another instructor would given him his card.As I read threads I always look at the avitars of the posters. I continue to see a lot of posters with the "Logged dives: None, not certified" under their avitar, yet they post that they have completed 500, 1,000, or more dives. I understand that being certified in SCUBA has drastically changed a lot over the years, but by today's standards how is this still possible? Don't you have to present your C card when you dive at certain places and with charters??
As I read threads I always look at the avitars of the posters. I continue to see a lot of posters with the "Logged dives: None, not certified" under their avitar, yet they post that they have completed 500, 1,000, or more dives. I understand that being certified in SCUBA has drastically changed a lot over the years, but by today's standards how is this still possible? Don't you have to present your C card when you dive at certain places and with charters??
One could also say that they're Cyber Divers, just pretending to be divers on the internet...
As I understand it you can buy all your gear regardless of your certification level, thanks to the internet or even at dive shops, the only thing you cant do is get tanks filled, however you can get the air compressor to fill your own tanks.... which can run you several thousand dollars (I just Googled the price). So even money wise its just cheaper to get certified.
Ridiculous moderation. Yet again stifles debate.
I still dive occasionally with two old school divers who have over 1,000 dives and have still never been certified. They were diving long before PADI and NAUI (although probably not BSAC) were a blink in anyone's eye, and you had to fill your scuba tanks at industrial gas suppliers. Being old and stubborn, they are not likely to change. They are also excellent divers, with 40+ years experience. My Dad only got certified reluctantly after diving for about 30 years because I wanted to dive during a trip to Australia and I was still only a junior open water diver back then, so I needed an adult buddy.
As has often been remarked on SB: "there are no scuba police."
Ridiculous moderation. Yet again stifles debate.