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  1. TheFix

    2 day ow certification?

    To answer your question with fact: The certification MAY be an actual "Open Water Diver" certification. A significant difference in the standards is whether or not the Open Water Dives are done in 1 day or 2. To be an "Open Water Diver" certification, the minimum standard is to do at least 4...
  2. TheFix

    2 day ow certification?

    "In all professional capacities." Meaning as both a DiveCon and as an Instructor. In other words, going back to my first professional certification, as a DiveCon (August'09).
  3. TheFix

    2 day ow certification?

    I don't need it, I've been in the water with them and seen how ill-prepared they were. And I understand it's not everybody. I tell you what... I get students all the time who are going to Maui after certification in my 2-week and 4-week courses. The next ones I train, I'll send them to you...
  4. TheFix

    2 day ow certification?

    Then what's got you so bent? You live on Maui, you're living the life we all want to be! What shop do you work at, I know quite a few South Maui folk? For you PADI pros... an SSI DiveCon is the equivalent of an Assistant Instructor. A DiveCon is allowed to teach OW Students in the...
  5. TheFix

    2 day ow certification?

    True, I have been certified as a full-fledged "Instructor" for 14 months. I suppose a more precise wording would be, "Having been teaching OW Divers, in all professional capacities, for a few months shy of 2 years." Is that precise enough for you? During my admittedly short career as an...
  6. TheFix

    DM not helping students

    It is very important that your father be able to complete the skill. It is a standard, so if one can not complete it, one should NOT be issued a certification. That said, the RSTC standards do allow for someone to use mask, fins and snorkel to complete the swim test (NOT the survival float...
  7. TheFix

    2 day ow certification?

    Ok, I'll call it a "shame" to say the least. From what I can tell, having been an Instructor now for 2 years in the Pacific Northwest, the weekend, or 2-day "immersion," OW certifications are producing some of the most ill-equipped and ill-prepared divers the sport and industry have ever seen...
  8. TheFix

    V-Planner and Galileo Sol

    Thanks all, I'm just taking my initial tech training now and am trying to get as close a match as possible on V-Planner and the Galileo Sol for my dive planning... stop depths and times, ascent and dive times. This info has all been very helpful, and I would be interested in hearing more on...
  9. TheFix

    V-Planner and Galileo Sol

    Thanks, but this I know... I guess a better question would be: Does anyone have experience using both V-Planner and the Galileo Sol together for decompression diving, and if so, what V-Planner Conservatism setting and what Galileo Sol Microbubble level have you found match up best?
  10. TheFix

    V-Planner and Galileo Sol

    Does anybody know what V-Planner Conservatism setting(s) match up to Microbubble levels on the Uwatec Galileo Sol dive computer for decompression stop planning?
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