Where did you get OW certified?

[Bob DBF]

I certified at a shop, but I learned to dive from my dad and a couple of books. I was diving for 18 years before I certified, and had to because getting fills out of area was haphazard.


Bob

 

[DMDavid]

I took my original lessons with Mike Kevorkian (NAUI 449L) out of the Tarpoon Dive Shop in Hialeah, Florida around 1976.
Followed by an independent instructor in Miami called Wally Barnes (NAUI 1716).

 

[DFDubb]

Elective in college, it was awesome.

 

[Goingforsound]

Got certified by a very competent shop in cambodia during a south east asia trip.

Owned and operated by british people and they were training locals to be dive masters and instructors.

Scuba Nation Cambodia located in sihanoukville. The local diving is not really outstanding but for my certification i loved it.

 

[arcticat99]

local dive shop but traveled a couple hours in northern Sask Canada late Sept talk about dedicated lol

 

[rgdiver1]

At the local YMCA in the late 60's. The instructor was ex-military, and students could and did wash out.

 

[Bubblesong]

Husband and I did LDS in Mass back in 1988. I did not want my child to struggle with wetsuit at first, so LDS for class and check out in Florida.

 

[iamrushman]

Leeward dive center....a local shop around the corner from my house in waianae, Oahu, Hawaii....

 

[scubadada]

First time in 1970 with an independent LA County instructor in my hometown. Second time in 1997 with my 12 year old son on Grand Cayman with a LDS

 

[rhwestfall]

A twist on @NWGratefulDiver and @tbone1004 - Not sure how to answer this poll - In college as a PE class at the school's pool. Instructor was YMCA (so independent?), and was an actual university staff member. School had all the equipment & compressor....

FWIW - wife and daughter each used a "local dive shop"....