Bob DBF
Contributor
Out in the weeds of another thread I found a discussion of the limits of various certifications and thought it would be interesting to start at that point and see where it goes.
It is my understanding that OW certification allows you to dive within recreational limits (130'), however PADI and others recommend your limit to 60', also it sounded like there was a recommended depth limit for training classes as well. In addition, recreational training agencies recommend diving within your experience and training which would mean to me that if you are trained in 30 of water, then that should be your recommended limit rather than 60.
Some Dive operations will enforce the recommended limits and others will let you plan your own dive within recreational limits under "my boat my rules" policies. So sorting this all out should be interesting.
What are the differences between recreational limits, recommended depth and recommended depth for training of OW, AOW, and Deep? Toss in a why if you like.
Wouldn't it be quite easy to stamp the depth limit on the card to stop any confusion?
Bob
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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
― Winston Churchill
Trained when J-valves solved the OOA problem.
It is my understanding that OW certification allows you to dive within recreational limits (130'), however PADI and others recommend your limit to 60', also it sounded like there was a recommended depth limit for training classes as well. In addition, recreational training agencies recommend diving within your experience and training which would mean to me that if you are trained in 30 of water, then that should be your recommended limit rather than 60.
Some Dive operations will enforce the recommended limits and others will let you plan your own dive within recreational limits under "my boat my rules" policies. So sorting this all out should be interesting.
What are the differences between recreational limits, recommended depth and recommended depth for training of OW, AOW, and Deep? Toss in a why if you like.
Wouldn't it be quite easy to stamp the depth limit on the card to stop any confusion?
Bob
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I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
― Winston Churchill
Trained when J-valves solved the OOA problem.