paschen
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I went PADI though Naui was also offered - it suited my style of learning.
I called prolly 10 places to speak to the instructors, sent off lots of emails and spoke to a LOT of locals - divers and not - on who they had heard was the person/company to learn with.
Needless to say I was by no means disappointed.
My class size was me. They roped a buddy in for me who practised their skills - so it was great for me. One instructor to one student - pretty good!
I am doing my AOW with the same group now - 6 of us - of which only I am PADI with the other 5 Naui (incase you suck at advanced mathematics). For the required 5 dives, I have done 8 dives and have 4 of the required. Our instructors love to dive - so for them any excuse is a good excuse. The ratio is really good here too - 2 instructors to 6 students.
Now about resort qualifications - Not saying they are all like this - but we often see a local holiday company doing this - and it is so sad to watch. They literally get dragged around by their instructors underwater and do the mandatory skills in around head high water. How on earth can these ppl dive? The answer is, they can't, but they don't know it.
I called prolly 10 places to speak to the instructors, sent off lots of emails and spoke to a LOT of locals - divers and not - on who they had heard was the person/company to learn with.
Needless to say I was by no means disappointed.
My class size was me. They roped a buddy in for me who practised their skills - so it was great for me. One instructor to one student - pretty good!
I am doing my AOW with the same group now - 6 of us - of which only I am PADI with the other 5 Naui (incase you suck at advanced mathematics). For the required 5 dives, I have done 8 dives and have 4 of the required. Our instructors love to dive - so for them any excuse is a good excuse. The ratio is really good here too - 2 instructors to 6 students.
Now about resort qualifications - Not saying they are all like this - but we often see a local holiday company doing this - and it is so sad to watch. They literally get dragged around by their instructors underwater and do the mandatory skills in around head high water. How on earth can these ppl dive? The answer is, they can't, but they don't know it.