You might want to check out post #65 where I posted the the training standards for teaching JOW divers.bradshsi:You might want to rephrase that. As I mentioned earlier, JOW divers would likely be limited (at a maximum) to the PADI OW depth limits which would be 60 ft.
And no where can I find a standard in the manual that states the OW maximum depth is 18 metres (60ft) outside of training.
There is a big difference between "Recommended Depth" and "Absolute Maximum Depth". None of my PADI cards have a "Maximum Depth" written on them.
Mt TDI Extended Range card OTOH states "Extended Range Diving and Decompression Techniques to 180fsw-ffw/55 msw-mfw using compressed air and nitrox/oxygen mixtures"