changing from NAUI to Adv.PADI?

[Dolphin_Diver]

Hey there.

I have a NAUI open water certificate and I want to get the Advanced PADI certificate , can I do that or do I have to get the PADI open water certificate first then get the PADI advanced certificate?

 

[fisheater]

PADI will recognize the NAUI OW cert. Just as NAUI will recognize the PADI AOW Cert.

No problem.


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[mathauck0814]

You can move between certification issuing authorities seamlessly. All of the standards in every instructor manual I've ever seen will say (for example) that for a (PADI) Advanced Open Water Student to be a candidate, they must first be a certified (PADI) Open Water Diver, or equivalent.

You should be fine.

 

[tom_n_tacoma]

easy to do and pretty common.

 

[Dolphin_Diver]

Thanks all for the answers

 

[sigxbill]

as others have written - you can switch between agencies anytime you want. I am curious though, why do you want to change at this time? Did you not like your NAUI instructor enough to continue at least through Advanced with him?