NSS-CDS not recognized in some countries?

[DANM]

Hi;
i just got back from grand caymen, and i was having trouble at some dive shops being allowed to rent tanks and dive, i had gotten my basic cave cert in aug. that was the only card i brought with me. one shop noticed that there is no diver # on the card and no picture of me, they were nice and just had me put the instructor # on the form, anouther would not recognize the card at all even with me showing my drivers license with the picture, i was pissed so i told them to look up my padi advanced certification on line, he did and i was allowed to dive, when getting ready my wife and the other couple were getting in the water and when i hooked my tank up it only had 2600 psi in it, since they were ready to go i just went in, shallow dive, after when we said something they just blew my wife off. needless to say we didn't dive with them anymore. has anyone else had a similar problem? the whole point of going with this agency was to prove that i had the best training. thanks in advance for your input, Dan

 

[Walter]

Sounds like you ran into an idiot. Lots of agencies don't have photos or numbers.

 

[DANM]

he was kind of a jack a$$, i'm telling him that overhead enviornment traing is far superior then most any other training, and he said he wouldn't even recognize the card.

 

[Gombessa]

I'm not too surprised. There was a thread around recently about how "specialized" and tech certifications, no matter how rigorous, tend not to be seen as much (and hence recognized) at tourist-focused, "resort" locations. It sucks, but it is what it is.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

Sounds like you ran into an idiot. Lots of agencies don't have photos or numbers.

Agreed.

NSS-CDS is the largest cave diver training agency in the world, and the best IMHO.

The guy who did not recognize your card is obviously uninformed. Was he a Caymanian or an expatriate?

Jim

 

[DANM]

i think he was austrailian, he was a divemaster or an instructor because he was able to look up my padi advanced certification. this was a padi 5 star dive center, i think it was sunset house, it is just past where the cruise ships come in

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

i think he was austrailian

Well there ya go.

If he would have Googled NSS-CDS before he did the PADI inquiry he would have seen quickly that NSS-CDS is an internationally recognized agency.

Maybe he has eaten too much vegemite.

Jim

 

[Cave Diver]

i think he was austrailian, he was a divemaster or an instructor because he was able to look up my padi advanced certification. this was a padi 5 star dive center, i think it was sunset house, it is just past where the cruise ships come in

Was it part of a condo complex?

 

[DANM]

we went to dive tech and had a nice dive and the people were great, i went over the wall and hit 205', then came back up just before deco, did't want to go into deco i only had an 80 and it was a good swim out to the wall i knew i wouldn't have enough air to go through any deco time to do a proper acent, but you get a nice buzz feeling at that depth

 

[Charlie99]

i went over the wall and hit 205', then came back up just before deco, did't want to go into deco i only had an 80 and it was a good swim out to the wall i knew i wouldn't have enough air to go through any deco time to do a proper acent, but you get a nice buzz feeling at that depth

he was kind of a jack a$$, i'm telling him that overhead enviornment traing is far superior then most any other training, and he said he wouldn't even recognize the card.

Or maybe he just recognized what sort of diver you are, and didn't want to deal with it.