markmud
Self Reliant Diver--On All Dives.
My local quarry (Millbrook) allows solo diving with an SDI Solo card, but not a PADI Self-Reliant card. Not sure why, since the management teaches both PADI and SDI... I never have asked but I guess it's something to do with their insurance company and the actual verbiage of each regarding what it says the diver is certified for/to do.
It seems like I've seen a few posts here on SB from other people who have reported the same disparity at other places. OTOH, I have never hard of anywhere that allows solo diving on a PADI card but not an SDI card.... So, if you're thinking of getting it, that might be a reason to specifically go for the SDI Solo instead of the PADI Self-Reliant.
Hi Stuart,
I "felt" that a lot of the push-back regarding the Self-Reliant cert came from PADI instructors and dive ops.
I had PADI instructors tell me the cert I was using to fill-in the release did not exist. That is a problem.
The verbiage is the same for all three courses. There are synonyms used, but the meaning is the same.
The issue seems to be fading away. Usually, dogmatic people need to be flushed from an industry or avocation before things change. Maybe that is happening.
Solo on,
markm