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SSI has also changed the Junior OWD standards to allow certain ages to go to 60 FSW Not sure if your son's instructor had gotten the memo by the time he completed to the course. Also remember that as long as your son takes a specialty class or two every year he should be eligible for an...

Body of missing La Jolla diver found - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.com

you know there was atime in the not so recent past when Obongo would have been the one barbecued :shocked2::shocked2::shocked2:

ok there is still something getting crossed here, maybe you are not understanding me or I am not understanding you. The shop is SSI I am SSI trained. SSI REQUIRES a certain number of dives as well as a certain number of specialties to be an AOWD. That GENERALLY means that someone has...

You mentioned this happened on the last evolution. The thing i am thinking is that this is simply due to overuse from the strains of the class. One easy way that might have helped is you mention you were towing an 'unresponsive diver' back to shore after 'raising them from the depth' (sorry...

You must've gone to OE because the shop I go to will rent you as many tanks as you want/need (already filled with air) and will ASK if you want to take some weights with you. Not just give them to you as part of the package or whatever but will ask if you want weights. As many times as I have...

Like has been noted before, we as an American people have allowed our politicians to get out of hand. We have stood idly by while they have withered away what little writing was left on that "old yellowed piece of paper" (formerly known as The Constitution of the United States of America). Our...

The problem with MRE heaters is if you have ever noticed there is a line that says "fill water here". Too much water and it will deactivate the solution and you will get no heat. This will most assuredly be the case when "cutting a slit" in it at depth. Also remember that MRE heaters do...

Not just PADI but all OW agencies seem to have a "refresher" or "update" course. This might be a good idea in your situation. Another thing that might help is as you suggested, taking the whole OW course again. The reason I say this is because in the OW course they take things (painfully so...

THAL, I think you may be thinking about La Jolla Shores not being a far swim to the edge of the canyon. There you are lucky if it is high tide and it is still 40 yards (at the ABSOLUTE most). However at the Cove one would have to swim from the Cove almost to Marine Room (about 2 times the...

I am not too sure specifically about the Big H, but I learned how to dive doing shore dives. That part is a lot easier than it seems (well aside from the getting tossed thing every now and then). The hardest part is just timing the waves and getting through the surf zone ASAP. As you...

This is just my opinion and I am sure that others will not agree with me: However I think that to take a course like Discover Scuba Diving or 15m Trial Dives are fine if you are UNSURE of wanting to dive or not. It is something that gives you a little bit of a preview of what's to come so to...

Ok maybe I wasnt clear. Someone who claims to be an AOW diver yet ONLY has those certifications will be laughed out of the store. It's not that those courses dont have their place, it's just that most seem to think "Oh I am an AOW now so I can go dive the Andrea Doria now." That is the...

My personal opinion if (now matter at what point during the dive, pre, during or post) "conditions" are so bad that you need some one to hold your hand and coddle you then you dont belong diving at that site PERIOD. As many have point out we have been taught and trained to never dive beyond the...

The other thing I was gonna point out is that at my LDS here if someone comes in with an AOW card that has the specialties of "Boat Diving, Underwater Photography, Perfect Buoyancy, Tides and Currents, Fish Identification, etc." they get laughed out of the dive shop. Yes those classes are...

The Science of Diving is an SSI course designed to teach Dive Professional the advanced physiology that accompanies diving and diving injuries. It is in place because, whether unfortunate or not, there are not too many people who are taking Tech Diving courses before they become Instructors...

I think it is YOU who will be barbecued according to the OP not Obongo..... :(

Could not help but chime n on this one. SSI Master Diver is an experience level C-Card designed to show you are more advanced than a AOW card carrier. Dive Master is an entry level PROFESSIONAL Certification that shows you have taken additional classes and gained additional experience centered...

My LDS here has a program setup for Active Duty Marines to use their Tuition Assistance (free money for active duty to take classes) to go from non-diver (or whatever their current certification level is) to SSI Dive Master. The way this program is being implemented is as follows (schedules...

Sorry but this is the attitude that I have to take offense to (the bold part). It is not up to the DiveMaster to know if you feel "flowery and springtime" when you look at a dive site or listen to a dive brief. Sure they can see a few things SOMETIMES in your body language, poster, eye...