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I don't know. When I went initially with discovery divers 50 dives was mandatory. Since then and mainly on blue o two it has seemed more of a recommendation.

I was pretty pissed off on Deep South trip when our dives had to be modified for newest diver (4 dives max depth ~10m)

If they're flaunting the law then they should brush up on that.
 
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I was pretty pissed off on Deep South trip when our dives had to be modified for newest diver (4 dives max depth ~10m)

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Max Depth 10m...I would be a little PO'd too. Did they not have enough guides to break the divers up into more managable and reasonable dive groups? I suppose that they would not let you dive without a guide either. THere are Liveaboard ships that are much longer than 10m. :(
 
Sorry my post wasn't clear. This guest's previous 4 dives had gone no deeper than 10m (or something similar). So the sites we went to we're chosen based on lowest common denominator. Annoyingly when we came across sharks (silkies) we moved to a perceived safer site. Still rankles me.
 
Some of these trips may offer you the opportunity to complete more training while on the trip. You are already an AOWD, but for example PADI Deep Diver or Intro to Tech might be offered, especially if you book a trip from a dive travel company in Sweden. A Swedish charter can be beautiful because with everyone of 1 nationality cooperation and behavior tends to be on an exceptionally pleasant level, at least with small countries where folks tend to see all others as automatically "us".

36 dives is not so far from 50. IMHO esp. if many of your dives were unguided, in low vis, significant seas, under ice, etc. That's my logic based on the idea that for a lot of people 50 divers means 50 supervised "vacation" dives, dives where they maybe never planned the dive themselves, never managed their own navigation, air supplies, unexpected problems, etc, maybe never even once in their life climbed a dive boat ladder w/o assistance. Do check your various locations though: especially some places known for big pelagics really do have conditions for the experienced diver, perhaps also only for those fit enough to handle a stiff current and still have a good time. Some wreck sites are also pretty exposed so the conditions on a less nice day might be a genuine "big water" experience.

If in doubt, go out and do some dives locally. I'd rather be paired with a buddy who has done 10 dives in the last 3 months than 50 over the last 10 years.
 

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