PADI: How do I cancel my certification?

[JamesK]

You have to burn your cards while dancing naked in a field singingTwisted Sisters "We're not gonna take it".

 

[Mantra]

As lowviz points out, agreeing to exclusions is pretty standard with insurance. Shouldn't pose a problem.

I think this is why you're getting some steam here. There is no shame in deciding diving is not for you. If you don't have the right temperament, it is a prudent call. You're not spoiling anyone's fun by making this decision for yourself. It's just that the reason you give (required for insurance) doesn't make sense, so it gives the impression of this being more of a symbolic move/statement and you're appearing to deny that. Hence the collective head-scratching at your post, I think. Who is the insurer and what have they asked of you? It would be interesting to know.

 

[Zieg]

You have to burn your cards while dancing naked in a field singingTwisted Sisters "We're not gonna take it".

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You forgot to mention that your testicles must be painted blue for this to take. If you try to paint them red, then you will automatically become a PADI DM. Don't ask what happens if they are painted green.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Correct and thanks, except you need a card to dive with a dive shop, and it proves I have no intent. They will, of course, not cover me if I change my mind and go out there on my own, certified or not certified. Just like they may not cover me if I jump off a plane, parachute or no parachute.

Depends on where you go. The only card many places care about is VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. Heck some third world places may take a Home Depot or Sears gift card!

---------- Post added December 1st, 2012 at 06:30 PM ----------

The thing is though if you're dead you won't care. Your next of kin can get a lawyer and sue. They'll still collect something as they'd likely rather settle than go to trial. Bad press to have a grieving widow and crying kids saying what an evil basturd the insurance company is.

 

[Johanan]

I suppose, sometimes one needs an experience like this to make the step from an attitude of a course student to that of a certified diver. Theoretically, we all start knowing the truths Jim expressed so clearly. But sometimes the attitude of a student lingers and a diver looks at the DM as if (s)he was an instructor. Analyzing situations like these with other divers help to make that "click". Even reading such threads can help. This is one important aspect of SB forums. That's a pitty when it leads to abandoning of diving rather then to a greater understanding.

 

[flots am]

I have the PADI advanced open water (AOW) diving certification.

Question: How do I cancel my PADI certification?

My reasons are: (1) shopping for life insurance and want the lowest rates,

As far as I know, recreational SCUBA is not considered a risk factor for life insurance anymore (at least not by all insurers). Nobody asked when I got my last policy.

flots.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

I suppose, sometimes one needs an experience like this to make the step from an attitude of a course student to that of a certified diver. Theoretically, we all start knowing the truths Jim expressed so clearly. But sometimes the attitude of a student lingers and a diver looks at the DM as if (s)he was an instructor. Analyzing situations like these with other divers help to make that "click". Even reading such threads can help. This is one important aspect of SB forums. That's a pitty when it leads to abandoning of diving rather then to a greater understanding.

One should not look at an instructor you don't know as any more of an authority than the DM who is not the sharpest tack in the drawer. What do you think the instructor was before he was an instructor? Could have been that same DM you shouldn't trust. My students are told up front not to do anything I tell.them that gives them.pause. At least not without an explanation as to why. And if they are still uncomfortable it is perfectly ok to tell me to piss off. With the understanding that if standards require it they may not get a card.

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[crosshairs]

Thanks, I will mail it back to PADI with thanks and return receipt, as proof for my insurance company.

lowviz, apologies, I edited it when people called me a troll, now edited back so this thread would make any sense. By no means intended to bash PADI or the dive shop.

Good luck to everyone. Stay safe. Did not intend the spoil the fun for you. It's just not my cup of tea anymore, hope you understand why.

Sorry to hear about your accident..that must not have been any fun....but as to your question about insurance, simply tell them that you do not dive....they should have no problems issuing a policy with the understanding that if you do dive, it will either not cover you or it may be canceled

 

[drrich2]

Sad to hear about your misfortune; I imagine it was quite the scare indeed.

An analogy on the certification issue I'd give is a high school diploma. You go to school, pass the course requirements, and you get a diploma. You are now a high school graduate. You are not a member of the school or any other organization, necessarily; just someone who graduated high school. You can burn the paper diploma you got, or live your life using nothing you learned in school, and never pursue formal education again...but you will always be a high school graduate.

Being a certified diver is like that. You once passed a formal OW training course & you became a graduate (certified diver), and certification is permanent. Doesn't mean you're a member of anything or have to dive.

Richard.

 

[fred3798]

I know Scubaboard is all about self-reliance for divers. Now lets talk about the other 98% of divers who go once or twice a year, find PADI certified shops who advertise all about the safety and service, and who rely on their DM to guide and protect them as they promise to do. Yes in the best of all possible worlds we can all navigate and rescue before we put a toe in the water. But in the real world, few of us can. Moreover, we want a guide who knows the reef and knows where the eels live and the sharks hang out. I wish we could stop pretending that DM's are not responsible for divers' safety. They are. They hold themselves out as being there to assure their customers of safe dives. You cannot tell the diving public that you are there to keep them safe and then pretend that the best DM stays on the surface. The reality is different. PADI accreditation of dive shops and 5 star especially, is an advertisement to the public about how skilled the shops are and how well taken care of the guests will be. Yes, the host of this thread shouddl have surfaced; but his DM should have required it and I would gladly bring the lawsuit for him. (Yes a lawyer who dives - you know what you call 10 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean??)