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Alan Browne
Contributor
To be clear, you learned to use the tables, right?
Unless you paid more than an eLearning course would cost, then no harm no foul, you just worked harder than needed if you will only be using a computer for EAN. You may want to ask the shop or instructor about other options not offered for future reference, in case it affects the way you do business with them in the future.
Also, PADI does have a dive computer crew pack version too, so there is still a non eLearning version that does not require learning tables. With that independent study followed by the classroom, it is not too much different from doing the eLearning course.
Tables, yep. That used up a good portion of the session. To be sure I'll be diving with a computer (and we spent about 20 minutes on that too).
I don't mind doing the tables. It gives you clear appreciation and insight into what's going on.
This shop (I expect) does not offer anything other than the course as they present it. The instructor gathered all of our signed worksheets to be filed too.
Not sure how to put it, but I think they train "above requirement" by a wide margin. Very do-it-safe-by-doing-it-right.