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Since at least 2005, when I became a PADI Instructor. AOW - 5 knowledge reviews & dives, no tests. OW does have quizzes & final exam.Since when? Back in 2003, when I was working with a PADI instructor, there was an exam ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
To the OP...sadly sometimes less demanding (ethical?) instructors take some short-cuts when issuing certs to "friends & family". Fortunately, these folks are few and far between. Like many other instructors (especially those of us here on Scubaboard), most of us really want cert. cards that have our instructor names/numbers on them to be synonymous with competent safe diver education.