Randallr
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I’m almost looking at it as an excuse to do a long weekend trip into the sun and have fun and learn things. At least, that’s what you’re all persuading me!
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Hi, all - here’s a stupidly basic question. Next month will mark my 35th anniversary of my PADI Open Water Certification. I never bothered to get AOW, and it never made a difference. I’ve been doing deep dives (100-120’), night dives, wreck dives almost from the beginning. Recently, some dive shops have gotten skittish about my not having an AOW card; one LDS wouldn’t let me dive the Spiegel Grovei in Fla., and made me bring my entire dive log stretching back decades to prove I’d done equivalent wreck dives before. So to avoid future such hassles, I’m figuring on getting my AOW cert.
Again, unless some atypical Specialty dive is included in the course, there is no test. But you do have to either do the eLearning, or read the book + watch the video + do the Knowledge Reviews. Same content whether done through eLearning or traditional materials. I also forgot to mention that aside from the five Knowledge Reviews, there is also a "Think Like a Diver" section and Knowledge Review to complete. All Knowledge Reviews are reviewed and corrected with the instructor.Caruso, if you don’t do the e-learning review, does that mean you have to take a test in the dive shop?
I loved the e part of my nitro certification a few years ago - it made it all easier. I’m just still unclear of what if anything gets tested in the AOW cert program.
That is out of date. There is now an additional requirement to do the Knowledge Review of the Thinking Like a Diver section of the manual/eLearning.Certification Requirements
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For Advanced Open Water Diver, student divers meet performance requirements:
• Complete five Adventure Dives including Deep and Underwater Navigation.
• Complete the five Knowledge Reviews for the completed Adventure Dives.
from the 2017 instructor manual starts at pg 75
http://www.idckohtaothailand.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PADI-Instructor-Manual-2017.pdf
Caruso, if you don’t do the e-learning review, does that mean you have to take a test in the dive shop?