I was just curious what I paid for...
I went to Dominican Republic and did "PADI Scuba Diver" with
Neptuno Dive Center - Training and Education
PADI Scuba Diver was $220
and
Open Water Diver was $395
I started with "Discover Scuba Diving" - $95 (one dive) and then did another dive ($35) (totaled $130)
so they just said upgrade to "PADI Scuba Diver" for $90 more; so I did...
But I did all of the exercises before that and it was just a matter of me watching the video - and paying $90 more to get the card...
I am just curious how certification process should work? I feel that I paid all the money just for the PADI card... and when doing "Open Water Diver" - for $200 upgrade or so - person could know all of the things and know the charts...
So I am curious how much of the money is going to PADI and how much to the school?
And if I found a teacher / friend who could upgrade me "Open Water Diver" - how much would we still need to pay to PADI for an upgrade?
Thank you all...