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Hey all,
I just signed up for an exciting week in Sandals Grenada next July and would like to take full advantage of the dive opportunities there. They have more Novice dives then I could possibly do in the time I'm there, and those are what I'm interested in. I've done a PADI DSD in a pool and a subsequent 20 foot reef dive before and enjoyed it... however, I am not really looking to get my full Open Water certification; frankly, I doubt I could swim 300 yards encumbered without stopping and I'm certainly not seeing taking the mask off in my future considering I've never been able to hold my eyes open underwater or not feel like I'm drowning when water gets in my nose. I see there's a more basic "Scuba Diver" certification I can do, which has half the number of dives required, but what I haven't been able to figure out is if the required skills for the open water cert also apply to this more basic scuba diver cert. Anyone definitively know if the same skills are required for this lesser cert, or if it's just a couple of check dives and knowledge tests?
Thanks in advance!
I just signed up for an exciting week in Sandals Grenada next July and would like to take full advantage of the dive opportunities there. They have more Novice dives then I could possibly do in the time I'm there, and those are what I'm interested in. I've done a PADI DSD in a pool and a subsequent 20 foot reef dive before and enjoyed it... however, I am not really looking to get my full Open Water certification; frankly, I doubt I could swim 300 yards encumbered without stopping and I'm certainly not seeing taking the mask off in my future considering I've never been able to hold my eyes open underwater or not feel like I'm drowning when water gets in my nose. I see there's a more basic "Scuba Diver" certification I can do, which has half the number of dives required, but what I haven't been able to figure out is if the required skills for the open water cert also apply to this more basic scuba diver cert. Anyone definitively know if the same skills are required for this lesser cert, or if it's just a couple of check dives and knowledge tests?
Thanks in advance!