Glock36
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I tried to post this under the classes section...but It never appeared...so I will try here..
Hello everyone...I have a question for the more experienced divers out there. How deep is too deep on a specialty course? It should still be w/in recreational limits, correct? Unless I am taking some technical diving course....Here is the story...While calling around to find a deep diving specialty course, I talked to a individual that set off warning bells in my head. This could be due to me not knowing as much as I would like...but what do you think about this?
The organization that I am looking at the deep course for requires a minimum of 100ft for the check out dives. All the local shops (w/in 45 min of the house) take these courses to Coz. Well, that would be fine, but I do not have the money for the trip + most of my diving will Texas....so, thats where I want to take the check out dives. So, I continued to call to a not so local dive shop. In talking to one instructor / store owner, he told me on the phone that he would not teach me the couse unless he knew me. I thought well, ok...I guess I can understand that...then he told me that he takes his courses to Coz and that his checkout dives are between 130 and 185 ft. He then told me that if he trusts the diver and was comfortable w/ them....he has taken them to 225 ft before....am I wrong in thinking that this is crazy depths to be taking divers at this level? Single tank....air.... I told him that I only had 32 dives under my belt before he went into the course description...so he knew what level I was at...What do you think....? Thanks in advance...
Kenny
Hello everyone...I have a question for the more experienced divers out there. How deep is too deep on a specialty course? It should still be w/in recreational limits, correct? Unless I am taking some technical diving course....Here is the story...While calling around to find a deep diving specialty course, I talked to a individual that set off warning bells in my head. This could be due to me not knowing as much as I would like...but what do you think about this?
The organization that I am looking at the deep course for requires a minimum of 100ft for the check out dives. All the local shops (w/in 45 min of the house) take these courses to Coz. Well, that would be fine, but I do not have the money for the trip + most of my diving will Texas....so, thats where I want to take the check out dives. So, I continued to call to a not so local dive shop. In talking to one instructor / store owner, he told me on the phone that he would not teach me the couse unless he knew me. I thought well, ok...I guess I can understand that...then he told me that he takes his courses to Coz and that his checkout dives are between 130 and 185 ft. He then told me that if he trusts the diver and was comfortable w/ them....he has taken them to 225 ft before....am I wrong in thinking that this is crazy depths to be taking divers at this level? Single tank....air.... I told him that I only had 32 dives under my belt before he went into the course description...so he knew what level I was at...What do you think....? Thanks in advance...
Kenny
