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| Originally Posted by the_negligent_snail YEs, but this course is for those who cant, for some reason, qualify as OW. Generally speaking, OW is the starting point and five dives later AOW! |
I disagree, Scuba diver is a qualification itself and a very good entry level as it limits depth and ensures that the newly certified diver has an experienced* buddy.
On average your right OW is generally the starting point, however the OW course still has many more qualifications issued than the AOW course.
I guided an OW diver last summer who had in excess of 100 dives, (that's more than some of the other DMT's had)
I have a mate who qualified as OW last year and has now done 18 dives to that level.
* by experienced in this instance I mean a PADI DM (lets not get into that one here)