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I have a friend whose daughter completed the elearning and pool work, but due to COVID, has been unable to do the open water dives. Is there a time limit for when the open water dives need to be completed? If so, is it from when elearning started/finished or pool work started/finished? Any...

Thanks Steve. BTW, the extra 20ft is nice for young divers vs other agencies. Granted, the extra 20ft can be dangerous, but I would argue the well trained and "mature" 10 year old is safer at 60ft than one not so prepared at 40ft. 40ft can be somewhat limiting in some areas. Is it typical for a...

Where can I find the official depth limit for a Junior OW diver under SDI? thanks! jeff

Yes 10 years is now the limit for a Jr open water cert with virtually all major agencies. With most agencies, Jr open water requires same training, skills, etc but limits the max depth to 40 or 60 ft and requires a guardian or DM present. To RTBDiver - Kids and families are different. No doubt...

Wow - thanks for all of the great comments. Perhaps you guys might be able to guide us some more on where might fit us best. Again, three divers - me, my wife, and 10yo daughter, plus my 5yo daughter. We love to dive - we will probably want to do 3 dives a day, and sometimes four. Because of the...

My family was planning a dive trip this year. Me, my wife, and 10yo daughter are divers and we have a 5yo snorkeller. Roatan and Utila grabbed our interest. We looked into BIBR and Coco - both look great, and now have been looking at Utila. I am wondering how advisable it would be to book a...

I purchased a pair of Atomic Split fins along with a regulator and BC from a guy locally. He dove twice during his certification training in a quarry and had to quit because of a serious barotrauma issue - poor guy... Anyway, his size L Atomic Splitfins are a tad small on me. Hoping I could find...

I dive a Reef Rider, but replaced the autoinflator with an Atomic SS1 (air integrated). Just picked up a Zeagle Stiletto for my wife, but the guy had been using air integrated and didnt have the standard autoinflator. Can I use the one from my Aeris Reef Rider? Just installed with a zip tie and...

My 10 year old daughter just got certified. She fits great in an XXS scubapro classic she trained in. We are trying to find her a tiny BC. We'd prefer air/weight integrated, but not a must. Must be in excellent condition. thanks! jeff greenhut@pobox.com

Walter - thanks for your detailed and balanced list of considerations for young divers. I was not aware of the concerns related to CNS DCS as a result of forceful Valsalva in those with PFO. I did some interesting reading on the subject of young divers. I am willing to accept the risks on behalf...

Walter - sounds like you either don't like kids, kids in diving, or I'm not really sure what your comment means... We probably all know adults that shouldn't dive. My 10 year old happens to be super mature, capable, and full of good judgment. I would put her up against most adults in a diving...

We've moved on from IDEA and that instructor for exactly these reasons Damsel. We're going to meet with an SDI instructor today and see about doing a universal referral through him. Although PADI doesn't participate in the program, they will accept the referral and complete her training.

IDEA does not certify 10 year olds as scuba divers. The only program they can offer my daughter is basic physics/physiology - no dive tables, etc. This "IDEA Bear" program would be highly restrictive - I am OK with the depth limits, but she would always need to dive with a certified instructer...

Thanks for the comments. I supposed all being certified under the same agency is not of significant value - just seemed.. cleaner. The real desire is to obtain PADI certification because it does not require extra "basic" training in order to become a true OW certification. I have a very...

I am a PADI OW diver, but looking to get my 10 year old daughter certified. We have a trip planned to Cozumel in a month and will be diving with a PADI facility. We have found a local instructer we like, but he certifies under IDEA. It turns out IDEA is not as liberal with young divers. My...