stropwen
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Dont no how to delete the thread so I guess this will work untill a mod does it
thank you all for your help
thank you all for your help
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Worst instructor ever, please help.
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What?????
Does it get worse?
And how did you not do a single pool dive??
Stunned!
Does it get worse?
And how did you not do a single pool dive??
Stunned!
GOOD! THAN ITS NOT JUST ME! from what I read online you guys take these things very seriously, one girl actually inhaled water at 40 feet and swam to the top choking, the instructor never even once ascended to make sure she was ok, the whole experience was horrible.
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anyways what should I do should I tell NAUI would they care? and my biggest fear is if I report him to NAUI he's going to get mad and not give me my license (not like I did anything to get it anyways)
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anyways what should I do should I tell NAUI would they care? and my biggest fear is if I report him to NAUI he's going to get mad and not give me my license (not like I did anything to get it anyways)
Sounds like a horrible experience.
I'm going to guess that this was a NAUI course since that was the text you referenced. What you really need to be doing is writing that book in as much detail as possible. Only it shouldn't be posted here, it should be sent to NAUI headquaters....or the whichever agency this instructor is supposedly associated with.
Was this a try dive/discover scuba class? Try dives are the only way I know of that put people in the water without a pool session and give out a little certificate afterwards (not a license or a certification card, but just a little "You did this" thingy you can put in a frame).
Regardless of what sort of class it was, it clearly wasn't conducted properly. You need to find a good instructor and do the full scuba course. Maybe since you've had such a traumatic experience, you would be best off with a private instructor who can go at whatever pace you need so you can get over any residual fears you might have.
Regardless of what sort of class it was, it clearly wasn't conducted properly. You need to find a good instructor and do the full scuba course. Maybe since you've had such a traumatic experience, you would be best off with a private instructor who can go at whatever pace you need so you can get over any residual fears you might have.
AaronRiot
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Wow. I'm speechless.
I can however tell you that there are some bad apples on every tree. I had a poor experience myself earlier this month with my drift instructor. Every other instructor /DM I've been out with has been fantastic though. Don't let that douche steer you away from the greatest thing going. I'd report him to the agency...
Keep at it!
I can however tell you that there are some bad apples on every tree. I had a poor experience myself earlier this month with my drift instructor. Every other instructor /DM I've been out with has been fantastic though. Don't let that douche steer you away from the greatest thing going. I'd report him to the agency...
Keep at it!
Crush
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I am surprised by this. There are usually two sides to every story. You should not have been expected to get into open water without having had pool sessions on how you gear works (e.g., how to deflate your BC) and without having a good grasp of ascent, descent, and neutral buoyancy (that kneeling on the bottom is a poor substitute). That being said, you appear to have been well-read on your manual, so how did you think that you were ready for open water when you were not given the chance to practice (under guidance) in a pool. Or was that option offered to you and not accepted? I mean no offense - the described regimen is so far beyond the norm (as described) that something seems to be missing...
Thank you and I hope so, It was so much worse than I'm making it sound.
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Yes I understand 100% its out of the norm, thats why I'm on here now telling you all about it, theres no exaggeration it was THAT BAD, im pretty sure that the class shouldn't be receiving there license when not one of them could even clear there mask.
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Yes I understand 100% its out of the norm, thats why I'm on here now telling you all about it, theres no exaggeration it was THAT BAD, im pretty sure that the class shouldn't be receiving there license when not one of them could even clear there mask.
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