castanagajt
Contributor
As you all may know about my situation with my experience with a PADI instructor while I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. For those who doesn't know I basically took my open water class, went through the whole training but in the end my papers hasn't went through with PADI. All in all, I wasn't able to be certified. My friends were nice to always rent spare tanks for me so I can go scuba diving with them.
Coming out of the service I worked in Sport Chalet in the scuba department for a while and pushing the PADI program to potential divers even with a bit of a grudge behind my mind. Without a formal certification, my cousin always was able to borrow a rental total scuba package from Sport Chalet so that I can join him on our Lake Mead adventures.
Fast forward, to today I signed up for SSI because I firmly believe that it is a better instruction for me. Also, it is my chance to actually strike to be formerly scuba certified this time around. Today, I was scheduled to take my written and have my snorkel package inspected at my LDS.
On the good news I got a 96% on the written exam at my LDS. But, as for my snorkel package, my dive instructor looked through my snorkel gear and disapproved my Force Fin Accelerators w/ whiskers, Force Fin Extra Force w/ whiskers and also my new yellow Force Fin Pros that I ordered a week ago! He said that my fins won't do and they are all for snorkeling.
Unfortunately, I can't object my instructor's judgment also sever ties with my LDS whom they are at close proximity and their service is helpful. All in all, I guess it is a sad day for my for my Force Fins and that I will just have to buy another set that may like to purchase (APS Mantaray) and use my Force Fins some other time. I sure wish many dive shops would approve of these beautiful and bazaar fins.
Coming out of the service I worked in Sport Chalet in the scuba department for a while and pushing the PADI program to potential divers even with a bit of a grudge behind my mind. Without a formal certification, my cousin always was able to borrow a rental total scuba package from Sport Chalet so that I can join him on our Lake Mead adventures.
Fast forward, to today I signed up for SSI because I firmly believe that it is a better instruction for me. Also, it is my chance to actually strike to be formerly scuba certified this time around. Today, I was scheduled to take my written and have my snorkel package inspected at my LDS.
On the good news I got a 96% on the written exam at my LDS. But, as for my snorkel package, my dive instructor looked through my snorkel gear and disapproved my Force Fin Accelerators w/ whiskers, Force Fin Extra Force w/ whiskers and also my new yellow Force Fin Pros that I ordered a week ago! He said that my fins won't do and they are all for snorkeling.
Unfortunately, I can't object my instructor's judgment also sever ties with my LDS whom they are at close proximity and their service is helpful. All in all, I guess it is a sad day for my for my Force Fins and that I will just have to buy another set that may like to purchase (APS Mantaray) and use my Force Fins some other time. I sure wish many dive shops would approve of these beautiful and bazaar fins.