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Sounds like good fun. That is what diving is still about
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Although I do not know exactly what is taught, I know students have to learn and demonstrate scuba skills in order to finish the dive. I believe there is some kind of an obstacle course course demanding skills, but I could be wrong.
By the way, it is a distinctive specialty, which means that the only money PADI gets if a student passes the class is the processing fee for the certification card. If the student takes the class and decides not to get the card, PADI doesn't get a dime. It's hard to call that a cash grab.
I didn't want to jump into yet another rant I may make over how PADI has dumbed down open water cert so much that you HAVE to take expensive and NUMEROUS extra courses to even be a slightly proficient diver, but........ I hate that training that was always part of Basic courses (before PADI) became extras you had to pay for.
Man, come on. You could prevent needless PADI bashing with posts like this
This is a little over the top, in my opinion, and is more likely the result of low quality (bare minimums) level of instruction rather than the agency. We all have the minimum standards we have to use, no matter which agency prints the cards.
Well, that gave me a great idea. I don't think that zombies have the dexterity to get into a drysuit. In the even of a zombie apocalypse, I can strap on a set of doubles and see how long those zombies can make it at the bottom of the quarry in 42deg water.