#20384
LatitudeAdjustment - 2/23/2012 9:35 AM
From Lonefrogman: I used to use American Pro (PADI dive shop). For years I only used them for the trips to Rainbow River, never had a problem. One year I came in to the shop to pay (Ron the owner or manger was not around) and get a spot on the boat. When I pulled out my PADI open water dated 1976, like I did for the last 6 years. I was told that the PADI card issued in the 70’s were no longer any good because the training in the 70’s by PADI was not longer accepted, by them. It was t...


Dumb! The PADI training in the early 70’s included everything and would be equal to "Master Diver" today.

1st time I used American Pro my only complaint was they didn’t make the interpreter for the Japanese tourist watch the Florida Marine Patrol video on Manatee etiquette, he was too busy hitting on the female help. The tourist snorkeled upright in the water and walked on the sleeping Manatees backs. The DM and videographer didn’t tell them to stop!

I almost bought a video just to send it to FMP on how not to dive with Manatees!

The last time there the showroom was chaos, next time I’ll use Birds Underwater.