JohnQPS122
Contributor
My wife is preparing to take her AOW in a month by reading through the book. At first I encouraged her to take "useful" electives like Peak Performance Buoyancy, Multilevel, and one other.
But on the other hand, each one is just one dive, just an introduction to certain diving skills, so you could just take the three electives that you find most interesting, even if they aren't the most "practical."
The point of having electives is to give you a chance to kick the tires, even if you might never decide to pursue any of the specialty certifications.
I'd encourage you to read the book before you decide, and as has been said, talk to your instructor, because they might suggest that some of the electives are more practical than others, depending on where you do the dives, and on the instructor's own experience. If they are an expert at one of the electives, maybe take that one. If they have no experience with one of them, why pay them to teach it to you?
But on the other hand, each one is just one dive, just an introduction to certain diving skills, so you could just take the three electives that you find most interesting, even if they aren't the most "practical."
The point of having electives is to give you a chance to kick the tires, even if you might never decide to pursue any of the specialty certifications.
I'd encourage you to read the book before you decide, and as has been said, talk to your instructor, because they might suggest that some of the electives are more practical than others, depending on where you do the dives, and on the instructor's own experience. If they are an expert at one of the electives, maybe take that one. If they have no experience with one of them, why pay them to teach it to you?