I am heading out for a week live aboard cruise at the end of July.
My wife is enrolled in the photography specialty course, and I am debating taking a couple of courses myself.
They are offering both the Deep and Rescue courses while this cruise in going on. I am contemplating both right now and was wondering if anyone had any feedback on taking these while on a vacation like this.
I am AOW certified with a little over 40 dives. I am comfortable underwater, and have made several 100' dives in the past with no problems. I would like to get the deep specialty because I see myself doing them occasionally, and I would like to be more aware of the problems that could arise.
I have been part of emergency teams (nuclear, fire etc.) for almost 15 years on the land, so "rescue" principles are not foreign to me. Many of the posts on this board have brought up techniques that you never learn in OW or AOW and I am a firm believer in being preparted. That is my thoughts behind the rescue course.
My questions....
Can you get "quality" courses on board liveaboards in the weeks time?
Is taking both rescue and deep a bit too much to do in such a short period?
Is 40 dives enough to feel comfortable enough to tackle a few of the higher level courses?
Thanks for the input.
My wife is enrolled in the photography specialty course, and I am debating taking a couple of courses myself.
They are offering both the Deep and Rescue courses while this cruise in going on. I am contemplating both right now and was wondering if anyone had any feedback on taking these while on a vacation like this.
I am AOW certified with a little over 40 dives. I am comfortable underwater, and have made several 100' dives in the past with no problems. I would like to get the deep specialty because I see myself doing them occasionally, and I would like to be more aware of the problems that could arise.
I have been part of emergency teams (nuclear, fire etc.) for almost 15 years on the land, so "rescue" principles are not foreign to me. Many of the posts on this board have brought up techniques that you never learn in OW or AOW and I am a firm believer in being preparted. That is my thoughts behind the rescue course.
My questions....
Can you get "quality" courses on board liveaboards in the weeks time?
Is taking both rescue and deep a bit too much to do in such a short period?
Is 40 dives enough to feel comfortable enough to tackle a few of the higher level courses?
Thanks for the input.