which affiliation??

[scapaman]

hi it me again...
i`d thought i`d put this on diff as that is what diving is, but tell me all in all taking it to account price and time and anything eles you can think of which is the best one to joint ? for you ? for me ? for anyone ? some stories would be nice any probs with any club or group.
i only ask as people say bsac is cheaper than padi.
some bsac divers refuse to dive with padi divers, but me i`d dive with anyone that was experianced.
but pls remember i am not picking on any single group i`d just like to know these things (bit nosey realy) cheers.............

[pete taylor]

I went for Padi - because at the time it was cheaper and quicker - also I dont need to clear my dives with anyone prior to diving. Also because their are no subs for my club - its very informal and anyone PADI or BSAC is welcome,

No problems with BSAC though - might do a cross over when I stop being poor

[yellowduke]

I went for PADI because it was convenient, I was in Australia, and I had the time. Price wasn't something I considered nor were values and standards. I just wanted to dive. Did some great dives on the course and did three days on a boat on the barrier reef a couple of weeks later as a qualified diver!

I am a big fan of the pick and mix variety of courses. The fact that it is commercial is immaterial to me and isn't a criticism that has any value really. There are no ties to any one PADI school other than what I choose to make and there is a system in place to report poor training practices.

I do plan to look at joining a BSAC club in the near future but for no other reason than a convenient means of doing some more diving.

Jim

[Mal Bridgeman]

Erm....neither

[Little Pete]

Used to be PADI, now GUE. Having said that my home club is PADI dominated (though one of our top folks is GUE Tech2 ) and my university club is BSAC though as I'm president I think I make a good figurehead.

[mala]

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

Erm....neither

i'm with you mal.

[Buoyant Babe]

Er, what about if you are both?

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

Erm....neither

Are there any others

Originally Posted by scapaman

only ask as people say bsac is cheaper than padi.

Have you tried to get to BSAC Advanced without spending any money

Originally Posted by scapaman

some bsac divers refuse to dive with padi divers

Of course, now if they had beards that would be fine

[yazzyfooty]

I am BSAC trained but member of both BSAC and PADI club. I joined the PADI club which is attached to my LDS i get 10% discount on any shiney bits i purchase and I get 20 free air fills and weekly pool nights. I have only used it for free fills and discount so far. My BSAC membership pays for pool fees, training packs and use of equipment if I needed it. The BSAC club also has regular weekend dives and its good for the social aspect and diving information and advice.

[Steve S]

Hi Scapaman,[cool name BTW] I'm BSAC and PADI with a couple of others thrown in, but I have to say do you have experience of BSAC divers refusing to dive with Padi trained divers? because I reckon this is an urban myth put about by people unable to cultivate beards

Safe diving,
Steve