I just sent the following letter to PADI, maybe someone here can also address it:
When I took my OW cousre, I looked over a list of specialties that I could get certified in as I continued my Diver Education, Underwater Hunting was included onit. I recently purchased the book for the Advanced Course and was very disappointed to not see a chapter on an Underwater Hunting. Furthermore, I am finding that several local instructors are reluctant to even take this specialty seriously. I can't even find a reference to it on the website!
I've studied the history of diving and know that many of the early pioneers (including the Cousteau, inventor of the Aqualung!) were participants in this sport.
Has PADI turned its back on hunters? Is there still an UWH specialty?
What's the deal?
_________
As a follow up here, does any other sanctioning body offer an Underwater Hunting course? I am interested in more than just picking up clams and lobsters.....
When I took my OW cousre, I looked over a list of specialties that I could get certified in as I continued my Diver Education, Underwater Hunting was included onit. I recently purchased the book for the Advanced Course and was very disappointed to not see a chapter on an Underwater Hunting. Furthermore, I am finding that several local instructors are reluctant to even take this specialty seriously. I can't even find a reference to it on the website!
I've studied the history of diving and know that many of the early pioneers (including the Cousteau, inventor of the Aqualung!) were participants in this sport.
Has PADI turned its back on hunters? Is there still an UWH specialty?
What's the deal?
_________
As a follow up here, does any other sanctioning body offer an Underwater Hunting course? I am interested in more than just picking up clams and lobsters.....