knfmn
Contributor
Hello all!
I know this isn't strictly speaking a cave diving question, but I was hoping for a little advice. I am going to be back in Mexico in December and hope to do my cavern certification while there. I have my choice of 3 different certification agencies from the shop that I'm doing it through, PADI, IANTD and TDI. I have absolutely nothing against PADI, but figured I would go with either IANTD or TDI for the cert. Does anyone know if there's much in the way of differences in their certifications? I'm reasonably sure that the same material will be covered. Would one agency be more widely recognized/respected than another? Should I ask the shop if I could get certs from 2 or even all 3 agencies if the same material is covered and I pay for the certification itself?
Thanks for all the help,
Kristopher
I know this isn't strictly speaking a cave diving question, but I was hoping for a little advice. I am going to be back in Mexico in December and hope to do my cavern certification while there. I have my choice of 3 different certification agencies from the shop that I'm doing it through, PADI, IANTD and TDI. I have absolutely nothing against PADI, but figured I would go with either IANTD or TDI for the cert. Does anyone know if there's much in the way of differences in their certifications? I'm reasonably sure that the same material will be covered. Would one agency be more widely recognized/respected than another? Should I ask the shop if I could get certs from 2 or even all 3 agencies if the same material is covered and I pay for the certification itself?
Thanks for all the help,
Kristopher