Denny Nelson
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I took PADI class work and enclosed diving. Passed both. Went for Open Water and passed. Upon completion, I received a SDI card. What difference between PADI and SDI card?
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I took PADI class work and enclosed diving. Passed both. Went for Open Water and passed. Upon completion, I received a SDI card. What difference between PADI and SDI card?
Steve; Thanks for your reply. I will have to grab my local PADI man so he can share more diving adventures with me. The whole group of teachers at my local PADI shop ScubaDiveandTravel are great.
OK, SDI and PADI open water certifications are similar... the knowledge and skills required to pass are virtually the same.
This is because both agencies are members of an organization called Recreational Scuba Training Council and through it agree on what a scuba course should include.
Members of the RSTC agree on the minimum standards for training.
Some them set their individual agency standards at or near those minimums and as a result have standards that are quite similar. Others set the bar much higher and have very different standards. Members have all agreed that their standards will meet or exceed the RSTC minimums. Some people mistakenly believe that all members of the RSTC have similar standards.