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I love back rolls. So much easier than walking to the stern. I've done back rolls off of boat big enough for walk & stride to avoid the walk - and with a 19 cf pony slung.
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I love back rolls. So much easier than walking to the stern. I've done back rolls off of boat big enough for walk & stride to avoid the walk - and with a 19 cf pony slung.
Sooo, 3 1/2 weeks ago I asked my local dive shop where I was certified to please help me get an updated certification card with my new married name and all the certifications I have since my open water cert. and logged dives. After telling them I was leaving for a dive trip in a few weeks they assured me that I would have my new card by trip time. After 2 weeks of hearing nada, I checked back with them and no one had done a thing. With new urgency, I reminded them I needed my card very quickly. A nice employee got on it. She called and told me to pick it up today, that it was waiting for me at the div e shop reception desk ( I leave in 2 days for Cozumel). After a long business trip and 5 hours of driving home, I head into the shop where no one can find my card It's lost. They offer to send it to my home address when and if they find it. Of course this does me no good and the dive shop is one hour from my house. After waiting around for 45 minutes and answering the same questions about 1/2 a dozen times, I leave the dive shop with a paper printout of what is supposed to be my new dive card. Can anyone tell me if this is going to be accepted? I am beyond frustrated.
Don't sweat it artgirl. I went on a dive trip and forgot my c-card. So I know how you must feel. I was certified with PADI. I emailed them from the Caribbean the night before I was going on my first dive. They got back to me and emailed me a PDF letter which said I was good to go. Turned out the dive shop told me I didn't even need the letter. They could just look me up on the computer. They wanted my name and birthdate. They didn't ask for id. They just looked at the picture online, looked at me and i was good to go.
Don't know about other agencies but I would imagine a similar situation. Additionally, a dive shop is not just going to deny you. They want you to be happy and tell your friends about how great the diving is with DWM. They'll find the information for you. It costs me nothing to look up your cert info on the PADI pro site.