MichaelMc
Working toward Cenotes
BSAC was modularizing their content, at least spitting off various levels of side-skills (say Boat1/2/3, Nitrox1/2) from being locked to an overall level of progression. That looks interesting. But does not break up/reduce the OW level. There was a nice spreadsheet of what (Skill Development Courses) went where, but I can't find it again. Just the general progression and 'specialties' chart. Document
The cave community seems to be saying it may be un-wise to have 'just a little cave' as sticking to that seems hard. And its not like they say: you did the reel but not the silt out, so you're good to start. Nor generally run blue light specials on quickie classes.
GUE teaches supervised diver, as do others as try dive that can be repeated with a DM. Though the GUE seems more extensive:
"normally conducted over three days. It requires a minimum of eight confined water sessions, two open water dives, and at least twenty-four hours of instruction, encompassing classroom lectures, land drills, and in-water work." Which covers 300yd swim test, 50' underwater swim test, OOA donate and ascent, +- 30 degree 5' trim, nitrox, and comprehension of the components necessary for backward kick.
Huhh.
One class teaching a fuller version of most stuff might be GUE RecDiver1, and certainly Military/Commercial scuba dive school. So it does exist. The GUE Rec1:
"usually conducted over five to six days and includes at least ten aquatic sessions (confined water sessions) and six open water dives and at least 40 hours of instruction, encompassing classroom, land drills, and in-water work."
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I'm not a GUE diver, and know Rec1 is not taught often.
The cave community seems to be saying it may be un-wise to have 'just a little cave' as sticking to that seems hard. And its not like they say: you did the reel but not the silt out, so you're good to start. Nor generally run blue light specials on quickie classes.
GUE teaches supervised diver, as do others as try dive that can be repeated with a DM. Though the GUE seems more extensive:
"normally conducted over three days. It requires a minimum of eight confined water sessions, two open water dives, and at least twenty-four hours of instruction, encompassing classroom lectures, land drills, and in-water work." Which covers 300yd swim test, 50' underwater swim test, OOA donate and ascent, +- 30 degree 5' trim, nitrox, and comprehension of the components necessary for backward kick.
Huhh.
One class teaching a fuller version of most stuff might be GUE RecDiver1, and certainly Military/Commercial scuba dive school. So it does exist. The GUE Rec1:
"usually conducted over five to six days and includes at least ten aquatic sessions (confined water sessions) and six open water dives and at least 40 hours of instruction, encompassing classroom, land drills, and in-water work."
Explore GUE Courses
I'm not a GUE diver, and know Rec1 is not taught often.