liuk3
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One might argue that if you can't do a meager 8 dives a year at a certain level, who cares what your card says you are qualified to do if your skills are too stale to keep you and your teammates adequately safe underwater.
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One might argue that if you can't do a meager 8 dives a year at a certain level, who cares what your card says you are qualified to do if your skills are too stale to keep you and your teammates adequately safe underwater.
I went cave diving with a guy who had been out of cave diving for years, but who had an old NACD(?) card signed by JJ. He started back in slowly, and did fine. After doing a bunch of C1/C2 level dives he was quickly back to being a better cave diver than me in my newly-minted C2 form. I don't see the value in needing him to drop another $2k to re-take his cave course...
I will care what it says as even if my team and I feel comfortable with the skills, I cannot do those dives as I will not be able to obtain the trimix fills.
(from GUE)I <name> warrant that I am an active diver having done at least an average of 8 dives per year (25 over three years) within the curriculum for which I am applying to renew. I remain confident in my skills with diving experience across the range of my diving qualifications.
I will sure do We are going to be around NYC this New Year but I doubt my wife will let me dive But most likely I will be coming to the City sometime in the spring so we can definitely make some dives ! When do charters start operating in NYC ? I would love to check out some wrecks
My Fundies instructor had his T2 cert lapse, and he DID have to do the class over again.