what were your first certifications?

[ssidiv3r]

So far I only have SSI certs.

OW - 2005
Deep Diver - 2005
Night/Limited Vis - 2005
Navigation - 2005

Stress & Rescue (and DAN 02) - March 2009
Master Diver - March 2009
Nitrox - June 2009

Dive Control Specialist - December 2009

I'm planning on also getting Adv. Nitrox, Deco, and Tech (Extended Range) certifications sometime in the future but don't have any set dates yet

 

[xjeslesx]

OW cert - 2006
AOW cert - 2007
Rescue cert - 2007
Nitrox cert - 2007
Dive Master cert - 2007

I don't really believe in many of the various specialties (boat, night, deep, u/w naturalist). These are all things that you learn by going out and doing, not from reading it is a book.

 

[knowone]

That depends on how much you get sucked into paying for the book and if one can read.

 

[DennisS]

1972 YMCA Scuba Diver
1974 Completion of MDCC Marine tech dive program/ RSMAS Certification
2001 AOW-boats started requiring it,(pretty worthless) did rescue at the same time (good course)
2002 Nitrox

 

[skwidly]

NAUI Scuba Diver checkout dives at Lake Tahoe tomorrow.

 

[aquaregia]

Open Water
(3 months)
Advanced Open Water
(3 months)
Rescue
(3 months)
Nitrox
NAUI Master
Scientific (45')

Planning on celebrating the 1 year / 100 dive mark with Fundies. What can I say, I've spent ten years on the quarter system.

 

[Griff..]

I did my OW and Advanced Open water in the UK in 2007...

I then did my Rescue Diver, Divemaster, wreck, deep, nitrox, o2 provider, equipment specialties in cyprus...

I'm now nearing the end of my IDC and have my IE in 2 days..

wish me luck

 

[NC Wreck Diver]

NAUI Open Water I @ Dutch Springs May 1985
NAUI Open Water II @ Dutch Springs August 1986
NAUI Advanced/Deep/ Wreck in the Atlantic Ocean July 1987
NAUI Divemaster/Rescue @ Dutch Springs & Atlantic Ocean August 1991
NAUI Nitrox 2000 - Classroom only

 

[txapacheguy]

PADI OW and AOW- June 2009
PADI Nitrox- September 2009
Padi Rescue-October 2010

 

[skatermegs]

OW, June 2005. Went directly into AOW, because I was afraid to get in the water with anyone but an instructor. Finished AOW about the same diver I went into it, except I'd now been to 100 feet. Went immediately into the PPB, Deep and Nav specialties, because my diving still sucked. Finished PPB and Deep before the end of September, and I still sucked.

OW OCT 2010
Boat Diver Specialty in Nov 2010 (because I was also afraid to dive without an instructor!)
UW Nav later this month (still Nov 2010) same reason as boat
AOW and Drysuit Dec 2010 (still the same reason, hopefully will suck less!)
Ideally:
Search and Recovery Dec 2010
Rescue and Nitrox Jan 2011

I'm doing the same thing, taking classes until I feel comfortable without an instructor! I hope that feeling goes away at some point! That said, my instructor is awesome and gives great advice and makes me feel really safe, so I would take them eventually anyway!
Megan