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jiveturkey once bubbled...
Well you're not really giving us much info on your diving to date so I'll assume you're a new diver.
I'm AOW with about 40 dives in past 2 years, so yes, I'm a new diver.
DivemasterSteve once bubbled...
i would love to see everyone go as far as rescue, for PADI you have to have at least 80 dives for DM.
steve
jbichsel once bubbled...
the requirements, DM only requires 20 dives. 100 to become an instructor.
Both of which I believe should be increased.
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Diver0001 once bubbled...
Well...sort of.
In the PADI system you need 20 + resucue diver and a first-aid/cpr course to enter the DM course. You need 60 dives before you can be certified as a DM.
Same goes for instructor. You can start with 100 dives but you need 120 before you can be certified IIRC.
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