Eric M
Registered
I'm somewhat uncertain how to describe my level of experience. Here is why and I'm going to ask for your opinion. (Perhaps this is a mistake)
Between cca 1982-1984 as member of scuba club in former Czechoslovakia I was preparing to take a diving certification exam. The governing body was some French (I think) organization. In those two years I have completed over 50 dives in lakes with max depth of 40 meters, which was requirement. These dives were done with instructors and I used to have log but I can't find it. I was 17.
So now I finally got PADI certified and found the OW process ridiculously easy and somewhat overpriced for what one gets, but I'm digressing. I got certified a year ago and completed 12 dives of which last four on Nitrox. I don't see myself as beginner. I feel as confident in depths as I did 30 years ago. It feels to me like if you haven't biked for years and suddenly you get on and every instinct, every fiber in your muscle knows what to do. Except for one thing: now I am so very much aware that I'm theoretically 10-15 minutes from being dead. I mean, driving or flying also has inherent risks.
Currently I'm gearing toward AOW and I can't wait. I just wish I had that log book. Thanks for reading this.
Between cca 1982-1984 as member of scuba club in former Czechoslovakia I was preparing to take a diving certification exam. The governing body was some French (I think) organization. In those two years I have completed over 50 dives in lakes with max depth of 40 meters, which was requirement. These dives were done with instructors and I used to have log but I can't find it. I was 17.
So now I finally got PADI certified and found the OW process ridiculously easy and somewhat overpriced for what one gets, but I'm digressing. I got certified a year ago and completed 12 dives of which last four on Nitrox. I don't see myself as beginner. I feel as confident in depths as I did 30 years ago. It feels to me like if you haven't biked for years and suddenly you get on and every instinct, every fiber in your muscle knows what to do. Except for one thing: now I am so very much aware that I'm theoretically 10-15 minutes from being dead. I mean, driving or flying also has inherent risks.
Currently I'm gearing toward AOW and I can't wait. I just wish I had that log book. Thanks for reading this.