Timmyjoe
Contributor
A recent OW graduate who has only done my four open water dives (two ocean, two mucky lagoon) and a half dozen pool dives (practicing basic OW skills while I wait for the local quarries to warm up), I've also been looking into getting my AOW. Talked to an independent PADI instructor (not associated with any LDS) that I had hired a few years ago to host a snorkeling party (to teach snorkeling) for a bunch of my son's friends for his 10th birthday. I was gobsmacked when he told me he would not accept my PADI OW cert, and to do PADI AOW with him I would have to redo a PADI OW refresher course with him (I got certified less than two months ago and have tried to do one pool dive each week since certification) before he would instruct me with AOW. He said he would not accept another PADI instructor's certification (and he never asked me who I got certified with).
I thought this was really bizarre.
Best,
-Tim
I thought this was really bizarre.
Best,
-Tim