Gunrock0811
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hello. first of all i'd like to say that i'm very new to the scuba scene. Only thing i have experience on is snorkeling
I'v been interested in getting certified the past year and a half and all i'v heard about is PADI. I have friends who have decades of diving and all they talk about is getting PADI certification.
Now, i'm currently here in the beautiful islands of the Philippines keeping myself warm while back home its been icy cold. As i looked scuba certificating course here i encountered CMAS which i'v never heard of and only found out more about it through this forum. At first i thought of CMAS as nothing more than a resort type certification to dive, but as i have learned it's more. Its an older association compared to PADI. More in depth training and such. Anyway, i don't know what to do now. I'v only known of PADI back home and i know PADI is known and accepted all over but still not that sure about CMAS coz there isn't much talk about it. I'v trolled this forum, looking for answers and i only see CMAS gets thrown in the threads here and there. There isn't much under CMAS section.
i'v talked to the ppl at the training area which teaches both PADI and CMAS. From what i'v seen PADI cost more but the CMAS is more in depth. CMAS course consist of basically everything that's under the CMAS Americas One star dive course. When they showed me their course sheet it was so identical to that of the CMAS Americas. Even the instructor prefers to teach one on one because he said he can focus more on teaching 1 student all that has to be taught compared to a group. there is just too much to teach.
i'm still debating on which one to take just because i know PADI is common and CMAS is only about 2 weeks old to me. CMAS One, for me getting CMAS certified here in the Philippines be the same as getting certified back in the USA? is it common to see paying less for CMAS courses compared to PADI? What i was told here is that CMAS is an older type of scuba training compared to PADI that's y it cost less(25%) but from what i see it's more intense. I mean, i will learn to do more on One Star compared to a PADI AOW(IMO).
Also, how hard is it to get PADI certified(if i choose to) with a CMAS cert? Do i have to go through PADI courses or just show my credentials and pay for a PADI card?
thank you very much for your time. i'll probably have more questions to ask u as the time goes on. no pressure but i'll just wait for ur insight about these b4 i enroll to any class.
again, thank you very much.
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I'v been interested in getting certified the past year and a half and all i'v heard about is PADI. I have friends who have decades of diving and all they talk about is getting PADI certification.
Now, i'm currently here in the beautiful islands of the Philippines keeping myself warm while back home its been icy cold. As i looked scuba certificating course here i encountered CMAS which i'v never heard of and only found out more about it through this forum. At first i thought of CMAS as nothing more than a resort type certification to dive, but as i have learned it's more. Its an older association compared to PADI. More in depth training and such. Anyway, i don't know what to do now. I'v only known of PADI back home and i know PADI is known and accepted all over but still not that sure about CMAS coz there isn't much talk about it. I'v trolled this forum, looking for answers and i only see CMAS gets thrown in the threads here and there. There isn't much under CMAS section.
i'v talked to the ppl at the training area which teaches both PADI and CMAS. From what i'v seen PADI cost more but the CMAS is more in depth. CMAS course consist of basically everything that's under the CMAS Americas One star dive course. When they showed me their course sheet it was so identical to that of the CMAS Americas. Even the instructor prefers to teach one on one because he said he can focus more on teaching 1 student all that has to be taught compared to a group. there is just too much to teach.
i'm still debating on which one to take just because i know PADI is common and CMAS is only about 2 weeks old to me. CMAS One, for me getting CMAS certified here in the Philippines be the same as getting certified back in the USA? is it common to see paying less for CMAS courses compared to PADI? What i was told here is that CMAS is an older type of scuba training compared to PADI that's y it cost less(25%) but from what i see it's more intense. I mean, i will learn to do more on One Star compared to a PADI AOW(IMO).
Also, how hard is it to get PADI certified(if i choose to) with a CMAS cert? Do i have to go through PADI courses or just show my credentials and pay for a PADI card?
thank you very much for your time. i'll probably have more questions to ask u as the time goes on. no pressure but i'll just wait for ur insight about these b4 i enroll to any class.
again, thank you very much.
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