Actually advanced spoon certification is for overhead environments.
Nova - don't you remember from your Soup DIR-F (Drink It Right Fundamentals) class that you leave the spoon/fork combo topside? The only time you need a fork is for stews and chowders. Stews and chowders are not meant to be consumed below water. They are far too rich. Soup tox at depth is to be avoided at all cost. Please go back and read through your manual - otherwise "No soup for you - 6 dives." Then you'll just be forced to drink just water.
You know what really burns my tongue? It's the newbs that think they are cool with their spoon/fork combo on a retractor or a quick release buckle. I say stow it in the cooler where it belongs!!!
And another thing that gives me severe indigestion is having a buddy who won't share his spoon in an OOS (out of soup) emergency. We practice S drills (yes wise one - this stands for soup drills) and carry b/u regs for our buddies, but these weenies insist on a germ free environment.