Palaupete
Registered
Is there such a thing as a certified solo diver course? I've made about 100 solo dives - mostly in Bonaire on the house reef in front of where I'm staying. About half of these are night dives. I have also done a few off liveaboards at night with other divers in the water at the same time. I won't name the boats but they are all well known in exotic locations. I didn't ask, I just went in by myself and the captain/divemaster didn't object. I guess they had watched me dive and judged me capable. I use spare air as a backup and stay at 50 feet or less. I have tested the spare air from 50 ft. to the surface and it was adequate. I don't prefer solo diving except I would rather dive solo than with a new buddy ( I have "saved" two) and the only reason I do it is that my wife can't keep up with the number of dives I do on a dive vacation.
The main reason I ask is that for the first time when I went to Wakatobi the dive manager specifically forbid me from diving solo because I wasn't a certified solo diver or an instructor. I didn't know there was such a thing as a solo dive certification. I don't want to take the time to be an instructor - does solo certfication exist?
The main reason I ask is that for the first time when I went to Wakatobi the dive manager specifically forbid me from diving solo because I wasn't a certified solo diver or an instructor. I didn't know there was such a thing as a solo dive certification. I don't want to take the time to be an instructor - does solo certfication exist?