Should training agencies consolidate some of their certifications?

[admikar]

@Learner Diver perhaps you should consider taking some of these courses. That will give you a better perspective on whether or not they need to be rewritten or consolidated.

You probably missed the part where OP said he/she/it? might not be able to whitstand grueling 3 days of OW training. It's easier to post dumb stuff than to actually put in the effort

 

[Edward3c]

As some of you are aware, I’m a bit of a fanatic and extremist when it comes to conception. Going through some of the course manuals I’ve collected from various individuals who have long retired from Scuba, I’ve noticed many of the courses overlap to a degree.



My conclusion is that some certifications should be consolidated to improve the novice divers’ capabilities toward safety. Here are some points of thought:



Open Water Diver: Should include navigation, peak buoyancy, SMB, how to handle a flashlight for night dives, fish ID, fin techniques.

• Advanced Diver/Deep Diver should be on one ticket. Pony bottle selection. How to roll off a Zodiac; narcosis recognition.
• Master Diver/Divemaster, with Rescue Diver being just a speciality.
• Buy the Drysuit get the course for free. Maybe pool training.
• Nitrox/Advanced Nitrox is the same theory just extended.
• PADI’s tec 40/45/50 in 5 metre increments to pass to the next level. With Trimix training included. If you can dive to 40 metres I’m sure you can dive to 60.
• Cave and cavern is really the same thing. Just less light.
• Wreck/Advanced wreck: I’m sure training in one wreck would qualify for any wreck, unless it’s deeper.
• Extended Range/Advanced Trimix. I think any tech instructor isn’t going to take their students to the max depth on their first dive.
• CCR training on chest mounted units should be Mod 1 and 2 being the limit. I’m guessing if you can dive back mounted CCRs to intermediate depths you have mastered the technique to slowly go deeper.

Says the person with a lifetime of experience, boy I didn’t know.