flyingDiver75
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And yet they don't have Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation SCUBA, the oldest certifying agency around (since 1954).world recreational scuba training council has SDI on the list of agencies that participate in maintaining the agreed upon minimal standards...
United States Council - WRSTC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And yet they don't have Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation SCUBA, the oldest certifying agency around (since 1954)
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And yet they don't have Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation SCUBA, the oldest certifying agency around (since 1954).
Industry standards require a minimum course that includes: 12 hours academics, with an instructor in a classroom (not online), 12 hours pool training with an instructor, and 5 open water dives including 4 on Scuba and one skin dive.
ScotSAC was a year earlier 1952.Second oldest. BSAC was established in 1953, but what’s a few months between friends
It appears that the vast majority of WRSTC OW qualifications wouldn't comply with their standards.So I guess they don't accept PADI C-cards either?
From the Viking website if anyone doesn't want to look it up.