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| Originally Posted by [b Quote[/b] (sprozman @ Aug. 08 2003,15:49)]The silly thing is though that with just 20 dives (including all your supervised ones) you can start your Divemaster. That does seem blatantly riduculous to me. |
Yep the great let's fast track to Instructor 100 dives minimum for certification.....
hmmm
And I do know of Instructors passed their IE abroad with just over 100 dives and only about 20 were in the UK and then they return to teach
The problem is that people want to learn to dive quickly and cheaply, the OW achieves this.. One of the main problems is that people qualify with PADI and then do not have a club where they can gain experience - Their route is to fork out more dosh for more training (Some clubs exist but they are few and far between).
BSAC has the club route but many clubs cannot provide the training quickly enough for many people.
Daz
Shameless plug :-Actually if anyone is interested in the Bristol area, we are looking at setting up a informal club, where people can meet and arrange dive trips. Any agency BSAC, PADI any qualification, any experience). PM Wacker or me. (Actually it was Wacker's idea)
We already have at least a dozen people who we dive with regularly and we are planning trips to Porthkerris (Aug bank holiday and October) + looking at trips next year to Farnes, Abbs and maybe Red Sea.
Obviously all trips will be posted on YD.