IIRC, there was another instructor handing out fake PADI cards a year or two ago. I believe he had no PADI affiliation and had issued around 300 cards he made himself with PADI s logo on it. Not the same guy.
Wasn't he in Miami?
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IIRC, there was another instructor handing out fake PADI cards a year or two ago. I believe he had no PADI affiliation and had issued around 300 cards he made himself with PADI s logo on it. Not the same guy.
I can't read the entire letter and would love to. Can you scan it to a PDF and upload?
LOL. Your anti-PADI bias is showing.Great. An instructor who causes PADI to certify possibly unsafe diver is actually an opportunity to SELL more training to correct their error.
LOL. Your anti-PADI bias is showing.
And in any real world situation (Hardware stores, auto dealerships, RV Sales, etc.), the "parent organization", who are arguably provides Quality Assurance for all of their dealers and distributors, would at least throw the poorly trained diver a bone, giving them the materials for the next course at no cost, just like Ford would provide a car dealership with parts for a recall, whether you bought the car from them or not. It would cost PADI nothing, and would make all of us with a PADI bias our jaw drop.I suppose it depends on your point of view. Realizing that PADI didn't provide the training, I understand PADI's point of view. Someone who sees the local shop as an extension of PADI might see it differently. Most open water students don't understand or care how the industry is structured.
Yeah pretty much. If I remember correctly it was in Doral.Wasn't he in Miami?
But IIRC that dude wasn't issuing PADI cards or representing himself as a PADI instructor. He was issuing his own cards and using PADI training materials. But I may have it wrong. I slept in my own bed last night, and no where near a Holiday Inn.Yeah pretty much. If I remember correctly it was in Doral.