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I have been considering the path which I will follow for my scuba education, I believe that I will complete First aid & CPR/rescue before taking advanced. My brother and father (both recently certified as well but with slightly more experience than me) seem to be of the opinion that the advanced would be a better next step (they also have yet to take any of these courses).
I have flipped through that thin and flimsy volume at my lds and...well it looks pretty pointless. It seems to be all about simply completing some slightly more challenging dives and not really about enhancing skills and knowledge. On the other hand the rescue cert seems more practical and useful, at least to me that is. I would of course not take these classes now, but rather wait until I have a good 20+ dives in.
I think to an extent they might be thinking of the immediate benefits of advanced (a greater variety of sites to dive). What do you all think? Is one more useful than the other? Is rescue something one should wait on taking? Is advanced more actually a better course than outward appearances?
I have flipped through that thin and flimsy volume at my lds and...well it looks pretty pointless. It seems to be all about simply completing some slightly more challenging dives and not really about enhancing skills and knowledge. On the other hand the rescue cert seems more practical and useful, at least to me that is. I would of course not take these classes now, but rather wait until I have a good 20+ dives in.
I think to an extent they might be thinking of the immediate benefits of advanced (a greater variety of sites to dive). What do you all think? Is one more useful than the other? Is rescue something one should wait on taking? Is advanced more actually a better course than outward appearances?