Mike1967
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Mainly this ^tec 50 and Tec Trimix take longer and have stricter requirements than Deco procedures and Hipoxic Trimix.
Then there's this ^TDI is a heck of a lot more respected than PADI “tec,”
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Mainly this ^tec 50 and Tec Trimix take longer and have stricter requirements than Deco procedures and Hipoxic Trimix.
Then there's this ^TDI is a heck of a lot more respected than PADI “tec,”
For navigation in a ow course a simple out and back is required. Nothing is done for methods of measuring distance as it should be in advance. Should now apply navigation skills during night dive and every dive you do.First off I apologize if I’m uploading in wrong forum or something that’s been discussed in the past. I searched the forums but didn’t find anything that answered my questions... Still new to ScubaBoard...
I’m in middle of aow certification. Just finished deep dive, navigation and a night dive. My concern/question is whether I’m supposed to learn anything (new skills) from these dives? Are these 5-dives supposed to be just basically an experience in new dive situation under instructor supervision?
I don’t think I learned anything I didn’t already learn through experience of diving more often. The more often you dive, it seems you naturally learn by trial and error yourself (ie buoyancy control on deep dives and ascents, natural navigation) and common sense and logic (ie flashlights and backups in the dark).
Compass navigation was new to me, so that was a new skill. But for most divers I think they learn it in ow certification? And others could easily learn it from an experienced diver friend. It was like a 5-minute review of what I read in the aow manual, but to actually use it to find that coral, rock, and ascent line was a bit of challenge and quite fun!
Am I supposed to go through any classroom time learning any kind of scuba science or whatever like I did in ow certification (ie Boyle’s Law)?
I’m wondering if mine is similar experience as others in aow certification or am I missing out on anything?
Thank you in advance.
sounds like a major standards violation for your instructor if it went down like that.....
Definitely not just PADI. And when it comes to looking the other way for serious standards violations, I have a couple second hand accounts from friends whom I trust where agencies other than PADI didn’t do anything....so this is not something that is unique to PADI...but PADI is the largest and most globally known of the organizations out there, there is no reason why they are not setting a higher standard (at least for recreational level instruction).
TDI is a heck of a lot more respected than PADI “tec,”
Being old, I will always favour paper and manuals. Having said that, my last 2 of the 4 years I assisted on OW courses it SEEMED that the students were a bit better prepared for the pool having done the e learning. Though I haven't even viewed the OW e learning course (wasn't sure how I could), I have been in favor of that sort of thing as far back as when I was a teacher in the '80s (when it didn't exist for another 25 years)--learn at your own speed, etc.
As far as AOW goes, I really don't think it matters which way you do it. There just isn't that much academia to absorb--it's mostly listening to the instructor then doing the dives (plus the "knowledge reviews" and basic reading of course).
TDI is a heck of a lot more respected than PADI “tec,” .
Are you serious? PADI materials from a Tec40 class a friend took in 2016 still show divers in drysuits kneeling on the bottom of a pool trying to do a valve drill upright. Saw it with my own eyes. Talk about dated materials!