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I do not think it is silly at all. We added two night dives to the 100 hour base because we thought it was important.
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You should also be careful about shining your light too long on a fish that is using the darkness to protect itself from predators. That neat fish you are staring at may become a midnight snack as you watch.
I have not taken the night diving cert and cannot judge how silly it is but I can tell for sure that it's not as easy as it might seem from a first look.
IMHO as during the night dive or low vis dive you should be able to control your buoyancy well and have nav skills. You need to be able to check your depth quickly when necessary. And definitely know the signals and have a backup light. Absence of natural light just adds another task to manage.
While our gurus will tell you it's easy going I have not found it as easy as they say when I started doing it especially in cold water in a dry suit But in a warm water it can be easy probably. If you do it make sure you have someone in the group who knows what he is doing. That's my inexperienced humble opinion.
I've seen places required "Advanced" certification to do a night dive (of course this isn't perfect since PADI doesn't make night dive one of the required specialties (although most instructors do it), I believe NAUI it's required.Where did you hear you needed a nite diver's certification??.......never heard of one---but then, there are alot of stupid certs out there these days.......
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I guess the question should have been, "Should I go do a dive where I am not properly trained". Whu not stop at night diving. Go do a deep dive, low vis, wreck penetration or something similar. what the heck, it's only your life. I get so nervous when people ask "should I?" when ther aren't prepared. How many divers have turned into a statistic after being talked into a situation where there should have passed on a dive. Maybe too harsh of a response, but might save a life.
They told me that they provide a dive guide for the group and that it is fine for a new diver to participate. Is night diving risky enough that I shouldn't do it unless I have more experience and the night dive certification, or can I believe them when they say I can do it with the dive guide?