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Save your money !

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:14:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fireted - This padi specialty rating is a bit of a joke. You will get more information reading your owners manual for your DPV than you get from this course. The entire course teaches you to assemble and take apart you scooter and how to hold it, not to...

No dives required! Classroom = Nitrox C-card

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:53:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author swanny1172 - Overview The PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course teaches certified divers to use air with added oxygen, up to 40%. Diving with this special mix allows for longer bottom times and safer diving. The course consists of academic learning, dive...

PADI Deep Diver: The other side of the coin

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:05:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author princessmc - Deep diving is not for the average recreational diver. However, if you think you might be interested in technical diving you might want to try a deep course first. Of course all PADI courses are watered down for the average Joe and they are not...

PADI Open Water: My New Passion

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:04:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tonia - When we moved to Florida, my husband wanted to learn to dive. So for Christmas a year or so ago, I bought him lessons thru our local dive shop - Dixie Divers. They are a PADI certified center. He took the PADI lessons and loved diving, but really...

PADI Enriched Air Diver: More Bottom Time; Less Fatigue

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:54:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tigshad - We decided to take the PADI Enriched Air course before our lat dive trip. Because we have very limited diving where we live (Colorado) when we go on a dive trip we dive, dive and dive some more. Typically during a seven day trip we will get in 16-22...

PADI Open Water: Good review and practice

Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:10:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author guybaxter - I just took this course in Denver, CO and had a blast. I took it over a weekend and prior to class I had to study a book and watch some videos. The class itself was split into classroom and pool lessons. In the classrooms we VERY quickly covered...

PADI Equipment Specialist: Worth every penny

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:59:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author readsteca - The Equipment Specialist course, teaches you more about your equipment than you could imagine. While the course does not qualify you to make repairs, if your in a bind or in the water, and need to fix something - at least you can diagnose the problem,...

PADI Underwater Naturalist: Learn to Dive Hawaiian

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:29:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author blawler1 - Overview Not too long ago, while on a trip to Maui, I decided to take the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course to help me round out my specialties and complete my PADI Master Diver rating. Lahaina Divers offered this course as a $39 add on to t...

SSI Open Water Diver: so much better...

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:11:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sftzur - I’m doing scuba diving almost 12 years now. Have over 2500 dives with hundreds of partners in the Mediterranean, red sea, Australian great barrier reef, Fiji wall & Thailand islands. Used to work as a diver in a red sea research institute for two...

PADI Peak Performance Bouyancy: Learn to Fly Underwater

Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:14:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author blawler1 - Overview

The PADI peak performance bouyancy diver course is a specialty course designed to help divers fine tune their bouyancy skills through using advanced techniques to find the optimum weighting necessary to be as close to true neutral...

PADI Rescue Diver: PADI Rescue Diver is the first step toward becoming a dive professional

Sun, 28 Oct 2001 21:24:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author blawler1 - Introduction

Rescue diver is designed to prepare divers to respond to situations that may arise when diving. It is also a requirement for anyone seeking to be trained as a Divemaster, (the first level of dive professional) or recognized as a...

PADI Medic First Aid: PADI Medic First Aid teaches skills for life

Sun, 28 Oct 2001 18:06:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author blawler1 - Introduction

The PADI Medic First Aid or its equivalent is required to take the PADI Rescue Diver course which in turn is required to move up to Divemaster and Instructor training or for certification as a Master Diver. This course is...

BSAC Overall Certification : BSAC - not just a club system

Tue, 9 Oct 2001 08:25:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snkee - The British Sub-Aqua Club was founded in 1953 by Oscar Gugen and Peter Small. The club was there to promote diving and to make sure that it was done safely. In 1954, following a quick initial growth, the BSAC became the governing body for all underwater...

PADI Enriched Air Diver: Nitrox is a Gas, Gas, Gas

Sat, 28 Jul 2001 16:36:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author blawler1 - On a recent trip to Grand Bahama, I decided to take a Nitrox certification course to explore the possibilities of Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN). Having heard the anecdotal information regarding the advantages of Nitrox, especially for mature divers (being a...

PADI Advanced Open Water: Advanced Open Water, Let the Adventure Begin

Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:13:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author blawler1 - Why I did it, what it was like and what I gained from it.

I decided to take the PADI advanced open water course to try a new adventure and also leverage some outstanding dives in the cost of the course. As a recently certified diver, I wanted...

PADI Open Water: Want a new addiction?

Sun, 1 Jul 2001 13:05:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ggamf - PADI diver certification is practically the industry standard, as 70% of certified US divers and 55% of divers worldwide* are certified through their organization. Padi has certified more than 8 million divers worldwide, and the Open Water Certification...

PADI Open Water: Fifteen Years On

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 02:38:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author khunkwai - My parents did their PADI training in the cold freezing waters on Stoney Cove in the UK fifteen years ago and I went down one day to have a gander. And I watched a bunch of people strapping into dry suits all excited about diving into the pitch black...

SSI Open Water Diver: SSI - a good choice.

Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:27:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scuba69 - OK, so you decided you want to dive, to swim with beautiful fishes, with sharks and dolphins, in a world you could only dream until now. You are ready to take your Open Water Diver (O.W.D.) course! But which one should you trust? There are so many...

PADI Open Water: DIVE, DIVE, DIVE

Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:01:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ar_c - The best time to learn emergency procedures IS NOT when you are 60 feet under the water. PADI knows this and trains accordingly.

My PADI instruction consisted of classroom work, pool exercises, and open water dives in the East China...

PADI Open Water: Cold Water Diving in Alaska

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:25:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author erik1999 - I started my endevour last October. I went snorkeling in Hawaii and I thought it was beautiful. I found a course that offers a certification at the university I go to. I was to take a six week training courses. It consisted of a 6 week lecture...

PADI Discover Scuba: Resort Courses: An Introduction to Scuba Diving

Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:09:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Suzi - PADI's Discover Scuba program and others like it, are offered at many seaside resorts all over the world. Although a resort course won't take the place of full certification, it will allow the non-diver to experience scuba diving in a safe and...

PADI Advanced Open Water: PADI Advanced Certification means never having to hear: "I'm sorry"

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:37:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author diverpam - "I'm sorry, but that dive is only for advanced divers," are not words you want to hear about a dive you really want to make.

Without advanced certification there's a chance you'll get stuck on a boat with all newbies. We were all newbies at...

PADI Open Water: The world is your oyster

Wed, 20 Dec 2000 16:13:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Wardukeky - There are few things that can compare with the joy of weightlessness experienced within the ocean's depths. PADI Open Water certification is the best place to start.

I took my certification several years ago while living in New England where...

PADI Multilevel Diver: Multi-level Diving Extends Bottom Times

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:07:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dbhoutx - The PADI Multi-level diver certification is another course that will help a diver improve their diving skill. An added benefit from this class is increased safe bottom times for deeper dives. Of course, that is based on making a deep dive and then moving...

PADI Advanced Open Water: PADI AOWD - just the next step.

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:54:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pekot - When I got my first OWD certificate I've found that it's the beginning of a new part of my life. I've decided to take my Advanced Open Water Course almost immediately as I understood that with my OWD card I'm not a real diver yet.

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