So I've been thinking lately. PADI requires that a diver has a pre-requisite 100 dives before enrolling in the self-reliant course; but, they only require that a Divemaster have 40 dives to enroll (60 to complete). Does that make any sense to anyone? You can be a professional who can guide other divers and assist in the instruction of students before you can be responsible for yourself? I was listening to a youtube video by DiversReady on Solo-vs Instabuddy and he made the point that as an instructor you are always solo because a student can't possibly be responsible for an instructor and an instructor can't count on a student to assist them. That makes perfect sense to me. Why then is it ok for a dive professional to be less experienced than a solo diver, or asked another way why must a solo diver be more experienced than a professional?