PADI Specialties taken before AOW -- can they count as Adventure Dives?

[chaad]

Just my Two Pennies Worth.

I definitely hear you on this. The pursuit of AOW is inherently box-checky, I think, but the reminder to slow our collective roll is helpful.

 

[Micko1974]

It can be counted towards the AOW and don't let your LDS tell you it can;t. You might be better spending your money on another speciciality like deep diving, rather than the AOW. IMO, there is far more value to this certification.

 

[divingdayz]

I'm just wondering what you decided to do in the end? Did you complete the speciality course?

 

[Bento.Box]

5 specialties and you get the AOWD for "free".
That's how I did it.

More expensive, but you get more hours logged (especially 1 on 1 hours with an instructor) and you're starting out better at the skills that you're going to use.

 

[Centrals]

5 specialties and you get the AOWD for "free".
That's how I did it.

More expensive, but you get more hours logged (especially 1 on 1 hours with an instructor) and you're starting out better at the skills that you're going to use.

Depend on what courses you are talking about.