Why the need to read his profile to make sense of his post? It seems he is saying not enough "advanced" skills are included in OW. No reason to climb up his ass for that.
Totally agree with the guy.
So your telling me after OW you were ready for deco training( did you have your tables MASTERED?) Or lifting "STUFF" from the bottom? ( How was your buoyancy? did you really have enough sense too ditch the reel if it backlashed and was taking you for a ride to the moon?) And again, did you have your bouyancy/finning mastered so well that you could enter a wreck or cave and not silt it out within the first few feet resulting in a TOTAL SILT OUT?, and if that were too happen did you have enough composure too keep your $h!t together and get yourself AND buddy out? Probably not, I know I wasn't, was anybody else here that good and ready for that? I don't think it is really the agencies lack of competency other than allowing under experienced divers too become instructors.That is why I think a divers should have more than 100 dives too become an instructor. I've known from the beginning I wanted too become an instructor but felt it would be a HUGE DISSERVICE to my students if had started that early in my diving career. My view is that I'd rather have an encyclopedia of knowledge and need a pee chee, than too have a pee chee and need a dictionary!! I'm sorry if anyone took offense too any of my posts, but I'm very passionate about turning out exceptional divers rather than divers that may go out and hurt themselves. Oh man, I need too stop before I say something that may get me in trouble with others in the know.:no This is one reason I like too stay in the closed forums.
Joe