haumana ronin
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Let me start by saying I hope this is not the start of the Rescue or not, DM or not, DM vs MD, which standard course, GUE or not, tech or not, or PADI vs whoever thread...
So in the mostly lurking I do in this forum, I see the recurring idea that new divers want to get to DM to become a better and safer diver. Then of course, the answer comes back that a DM cert is not the way to do that, that rescue and getting a few choice certifications that would be better for learning. But then in other threads there are complaints about the quality and depth of these classes, a lot of times by the same people. And often the answer "just dive more" comes up. But there are a lot of things divers do not know that they do not know, so they can really ask about them, and cant get better/safer. They may not known that there was a problem since they made it back everytime.
So what is a newish diver with a few classes under their weight belt to do to learn to be safer?
Take more classes! So at last my question: Where can a newbish (or maybe not so new) diver go to get better/make-up/advanced training. The kinds of training I am thinking about would have titiles like "Rescue Diver 3" or "Ultra trim performance bouyancy" or even "Situation FUBAR, now what?" I have read here about Jim Lapenta's skills make-up course, NWGratefulDiver's tuneup course, and Boulderjohn's development of an advanced skills distinctive specialty course. What other courses of this nature are out there?
And I am not even saying I am ready for these classes now, just that I am looking around to see what could be coming up later.
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So in the mostly lurking I do in this forum, I see the recurring idea that new divers want to get to DM to become a better and safer diver. Then of course, the answer comes back that a DM cert is not the way to do that, that rescue and getting a few choice certifications that would be better for learning. But then in other threads there are complaints about the quality and depth of these classes, a lot of times by the same people. And often the answer "just dive more" comes up. But there are a lot of things divers do not know that they do not know, so they can really ask about them, and cant get better/safer. They may not known that there was a problem since they made it back everytime.
So what is a newish diver with a few classes under their weight belt to do to learn to be safer?
Take more classes! So at last my question: Where can a newbish (or maybe not so new) diver go to get better/make-up/advanced training. The kinds of training I am thinking about would have titiles like "Rescue Diver 3" or "Ultra trim performance bouyancy" or even "Situation FUBAR, now what?" I have read here about Jim Lapenta's skills make-up course, NWGratefulDiver's tuneup course, and Boulderjohn's development of an advanced skills distinctive specialty course. What other courses of this nature are out there?
And I am not even saying I am ready for these classes now, just that I am looking around to see what could be coming up later.
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