Re-cert? No.
Rescue refresher? Yes.
Rescue refresher? Yes.
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I'd jump at it. Pool time is expensive and hard to come by in some locations.
What's the down side?
In any case, I get rusty over winter break when the schools are out and there's no class. I'm pretty sure I'd be an absolute disaster after a year.
On the face of it it all comes across as a bit scuba gulag to me. However if it was run as a meet and greet session where new members could get into the water with existing members and practise a few skills and generally get to know one other then I wouldn't rule it out. The great thing about clubs is you'll always meet people and the bad thing about clubs is you'll always meet people.
Is this dive club directly associated with a dive shop? The mandatory trips and pool sessions strike me as a way for a shop to increase their revenue stream. If that is the case, then I would probably avoid the club. If not, the pool session does not seem too onerous. I still don't care for forcing trips on someone.
Dive clubs are supposed to be a fun way for divers to get together and share experiences. When you start injecting too many rules and requirements, it starts to seem like work.
Are the trips mandatory or just the once/year pool session? I agree it seems weird to require both as they'd have the opportunity to make sure you're squared away on their trips.
Re-cert? No.
Rescue refresher? Yes.