handben
Contributor
I recently decided to take a solo diving course, thinking that "I don't know what I don't know". I figured there might be some new things to learn and I have a couple of trips on the horizon where being able to dive solo will be an asset. So far from the didactic part, I can't say that there is much new information. It is mostly common sense. I have yet to do the in-water practical portion; perhaps there will be more to learn.
One of the requirements of the practical portion is to make a free dive to the deepest I am able to go. My "solo certification" is to twice the depth I am able to go free diving. Maybe I am missing something here, but to me free diving abilities and scuba diving skills are very different. I am having a hard time understanding this as a valid parameter to measure. Have others had this same issue, or is this something specific to my instructor? The book btw says nothing about this as part of the training. Thanks. Ben
One of the requirements of the practical portion is to make a free dive to the deepest I am able to go. My "solo certification" is to twice the depth I am able to go free diving. Maybe I am missing something here, but to me free diving abilities and scuba diving skills are very different. I am having a hard time understanding this as a valid parameter to measure. Have others had this same issue, or is this something specific to my instructor? The book btw says nothing about this as part of the training. Thanks. Ben