GI0Ria
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Gloria, I have to agree with Fellowtraveler. There are to sides to every story. I know for one, that on the front page of the student folder, there are instructor responsibilities, student responsibilities and together. Everything should have been explained there. This happens the first night of class when we seem to be throwing so much at students that it's incomprehensible. It would have been very prudent of the shop to give you most of the checkout requirements on a handout. That being said, talk to the shop owner and let him know you're not happy with his operation or style of checkouts. Then if you don't feel he cares or is being a jerk about it. Get on the SSI website, get the regional reps name, email and phone number and contact them. Have a discussion with them about what you can do or any options that you have. They can usually intervene and help out without having to get into a shouting match, but you will be burning bridges with that particular shop. Which I can't say that I blame you for.
If I can help any other way, feel free to PM me if you need to.
Thank you for the information.
Can I just say this much. I did the SSI online class work- I'm not sure if that makes a difference on anything here.
If anyone knows about this you can do the online classwork, then pick a dive shop they forward your work and you go in to do the final test.
With that said- I would like to let this be known. I did the online work- signed up for this shop, then went in and DID their whole course in the classroom. So I did it TWICE.
I felt I was very active in my education to learn as much as possible. I was ahead of my class, and everything in the classroom was review from what I already did.
How much more should I have known to do? I did expect the shop to fill in the things I would not have common knowledge from.
Thanks again for your helpful post