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- Location
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- # of dives
- 1000 - 2499
As you probably know, with PADI, you can get OW, AOW, and be nitrox certified with 9 training dives.At least you should not be able to go from OW to AOW witout any out of course dive experienceS
I dived with a young, very fit, Navy man, who had just finished this pathway, on the Duane in Key Largo. We had a discussion before the dive, he was confident in his skills. There was very significant current at the surface and below, he struggled. He went through his gas to below the agreed upon notification level in less than 15 min. I took him back to the line, did the safety stop, watched him surface, and go up the ladder. I went on to finish my dive. He was humbled by the experience and likely learned a lot. The second, shallow dive, on the Benwood, went just fine.