Hi Guys
I'm new to this discussion forum so I'm unsure whether this has been brought up before.
The other day I couldn't dive with the usual people I dive with so I joined another group of 3 students and 1 instructor on their PADI Advanced course. The instructor is an old dive buddy.
I'm only Open Water certified but I have been diving regulary for many years (over 150 dives). I've concidered doing the Advance Course a few times but I hate the thought of sitting in a class room when I could be getting wet.
The dive was not enjoyable. The students in my opinion were not advanced divers. I spoke to one of them after the dive and he told me he just completed his 12th dive.
I have absolutely no issue with divers wishing to better themselves through courses but I do believe that the Diving organisations should not hand out Advance certifications to divers who in my opinion are not yet advanced.
Advance courses are great but there should be a prerequisite to have completed a certain number of dives in different situations.
What do you think?
Contributed by Mongrel added 2004-02-06