lmorin
Contributor
Ask yourself why you would want to do AOW rather than just go diving. What are you likely to gain from the AOW dives that you wouldn't from just diving? Would you gain more by taking AOW with a bit more experience? Which AOW specialties would you take and why? Are they worth it? For example, do you really want to take the "Boat Dive" or the "Night Dive" specialties? Boat diving you are likely to learn just fine during the course of your regular diving. Night diving you can learn perfectly well on your own and even better with a friend who is familiar with it. In other words, do you know enough about your futures needs to make a decision now?