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[Choose #4] what we learn in classes and pool time is great, but i learned alot from other divers in my first year. I think most classes should be more then a couple hours a week.
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[Choose #1] MY instructor is the BEST.
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[Choose #2] Academics well covered but was not clear on them as I feel I should have been
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[Choose #5] First of all lets start with Instructors ! i’ve heard some spouting on and have a total of only 20 dives themselves , Instructor should have a minimum of 100 dives before teaching others
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[Choose #1] Learned in the Military and could never ask for better training
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[Choose #3] Could have used more time on anything involving a panic situation, such as mask removal. No so much on removing and replacing the mask, but how to gain control without panicing.
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[Choose #3] The agencies have dumbed it down too much
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[Choose #5] Wish that my instrutor had better listening skills, empathy, and sensitivity.
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LoriA - 8/26/2010 2:19 PM
[Choose #3] bouyancy
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[Choose #3] I felt that we really didn’t get a full chance to demonstrate hands on knowledge. Muscle memory is very important.
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Pixel - 8/23/2010 3:23 PM
[Choose #3] I think quilifying dives should be more than 4. And kitting up should be practised over and over. I’ve seen to many new divers kit up incorrectly because they’re use to the DM/instructor doing it.
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[Choose #5] Would like to see training on the most common equipment failures and how to deal with them, especially if they occur at depth but there is a safe way to salvage the dive rather than abort the dive.
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[Choose #1] LDS PADI and while on trip to OZ were great...
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[Choose #1] PADI is great
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[Choose #4] I feel as if everything is always rushed.
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[Choose #4] While I had a very good and careful instructor - i still think that there should be greater effort to getting an ow card.
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Shez - 8/20/2010 12:33 PM
[Choose #1] I felt the learning was adequate, any extra would have just been practice
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[Choose #2] I have noticed that divers don’t always check their dive tables
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[Choose #2] Could have spent more time on safety and desired responces to most common mistakes.
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[Choose #3] Would like to have spent more time on buoyancy. The wide range of aptitude in the class meant some picked up the basic procedures quickly but were held back by those who stuggled with mask clearing. Maybe seperate the class into comfort levels.
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[Choose #3] More time on Mask clearing
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[Choose #3] In general more is better. Use the tools and techniques in practice. Academics is fine but you need to use what know and retain what you learn by doing.
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[Choose #3] It would have been nice to practice more on hand signals and bouyancy.
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[Choose #3] More bottom time would have been great.
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Minky - 8/16/2010 9:38 PM
[Choose #3] mask clearing
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[Choose #3] Bouyency control and other critical skills
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[Choose #5] No changes... But I would like to include more "emergency situations/procedures" trainings.
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[Choose #1] NAUI Diver cert from Inland Water Divers, AZ
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[Choose #3] most people learn by doing. You cant have someone spend time in a classroom and learn it. I think you should do more dives for the beginner levels.
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[Choose #4] Instructor was good, but needed to have more qustions answered for example: Questions on bouyancy.
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ROYM - 8/11/2010 12:53 PM
[Choose #5] I would make it mandatory for the agency to be truthful about the low pay associated with dive instructor and dive industry jobs.
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[Choose #1] I received my OW1 training from NAUI about 25 years ago. Recently, I learned that the recommended ascent rate had changed from 1ft/sec to 1/2ft/sec. There should be a standard for communication of changes in safety procedures for certified divers.
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[Choose #3] water time is the experience needed to get comfortable and not panic. Panic kills.
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[Choose #5] Most training recieved was top notch, but deep and drysuit classes I should have researched the instructors better
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[Choose #3] Most people seem to be nervous in water, I’d definitely spend more time in the water to get used to the new environment.
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[Choose #3] i loved my instructors and feel i learned alot, i just wish we had more time in the water bc i love being in there so much!!
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[Choose #5] Could use further training on buoyancy control and finning
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[Choose #2] went threw the divemaster course and would of liked to went over it more then we did
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[Choose #4] Too little time is spent on skills. Shop owners looking to just crank people through. Too much weight placed on home study.
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[Choose #3] By this I mean I should not have taken such a break in diving, and been further skilled than I am
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[Choose #4] The theories and practices run together too much, so it’s my opinion that more concentration is needed in practice than in theory.
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[Choose #5] More or better information about the scuba gear. If I new then what I know now I wouldn’t of bought a jacket type BCD nor a Yoke regulator. Instead I would have gotten a tech rig that supports single or double tanks and a DIM reg set for advancements
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[Choose #3] I’m a hands on learner so more time in the water would of been great and practicing my bc control would of been greatly appreciated
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[Choose #1] PADI has a great curriculum set up for teaching
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[Choose #3] New divers need more guidance with buoyancy control. An important skill learned over time but can be more easily mastered with early on focus.
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[Choose #3] wanted to go at a deeper depth
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theop - 8/04/2010 11:00 AM
[Choose #3] boyoncy control and emergency situations
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JL137 - 8/01/2010 7:45 PM
[Choose #3] Individualized Bouyancy work
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[Choose #3] neutrel bouyancy and emergency procedures.
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[Choose #5] TASK LOADING!!! at least in basic open water, a starting primer in it for comforatbility in the water
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[Choose #4] My instructor was a little too casual, he didn’t even fill out my dive log correctly, or make me perform some of my basic skills
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dylon - 7/29/2010 9:00 AM
[Choose #3] Practicing basic tasks ( mask removal, BCD removal)
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[Choose #5] I became a PADI instructor when PADI was still a non profit organization. THe divers taught then were better physically prepared than todays divers. PADI is more concerned with protecting itself from lawsuites and making more money than divers skill
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[Choose #4] AOW Cert has little focus or direct instruction on ANYTHING so far. Not getting what I hoped to out of the course, other than the card.
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[Choose #5] More focus on self rescue.
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[Choose #2] My training was thorough, but I have since watched other instructors and they went into greater detail on some important points
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bigal - 7/26/2010 12:38 PM
[Choose #3] more time in water because you can’t experience all the different conditions in a pool as you can in the ocean
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[Choose #2] A LITTLE MORE TIME ON PHYSICS OF DIVING
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[Choose #4] More detail and more practice is always good
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[Choose #1] The padi open water course my wife and I took through the SCUBA TANK in Valparaiso IN and the advanced PADI course we took through Windy City Scuba were top notch.
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[Choose #3] I needed more repetition of skills (not just learning them once), and I needed more diving time to master buoyancy.
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[Choose #3] Needed more time for bouancy and breathing
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[Choose #3] Mask removal freaked me out for some time ... better now :)
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[Choose #5] want more training
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[Choose #1] PADI advertising was to much, Always promoting themselves
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[Choose #4] a dont think enough time is required overall due to the constant changes in equipment and skills.
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[Choose #2] I had a completely disorganized instructor, nothing went well in his classes. I got my NAUI license, but honestly shouldn’t have. I had to retake class with PADI to learn to dive.
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[Choose #3] I would like to be more comfortable with underwater skills such as swimming without a mask and taking off and reinstalling equipment
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[Choose #1] Ifeel that the training i received was better than what is instructed today...PADI is teaching computers instead of tables
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[Choose #3] even in a pool, beginners can learn proper techniques to maintaining buoyancy
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[Choose #4] Training was excellent as far as it went, The skills and knowledge I have needed most often were gained in advanced courses. Current curriculae are far to time limited.
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[Choose #4] Buoyancy control, understanding how everything all fit together; I was a disaster/accident waiting to happen on my first dive trip. I felt sorry for my fellow divers when I look back.
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[Choose #5] The instructor should have emphasized the importance of equalization and shown more techniques.
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[Choose #1] My course was spread out over a month and a half
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[Choose #3] instructor wasn’t that great
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[Choose #1] Practice makes perfect!
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[Choose #5] Not so much a matter of time spent but of the poor techniques taught. I had to forget a lot of the BS taught in OW class before I could become a good diver.
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[Choose #1] But things have changed since 1971
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[Choose #5] More time on the skills then carsales men trying to sell me his top gear.
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[Choose #3] Buyoancy and navigation
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[Choose #3] more time on bouyancy training & equalize techniques
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[Choose #3] I dont think that showing you can perform a skill one time is sufficient, every skill should have to be done multiple times
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[Choose #2] Information about max bottom time and safety stops should be paramount
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[Choose #5] We are planning on taking the Padi course and by al accounts it is great just the way it is.
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[Choose #1] I would have loved to spend more time in the water, but it wasn’t needed.
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[Choose #5] I have had many classes & there are great instructors but more crappy ones. Talk to people & get recommendation before signing up for any class. Dont gamble your life with a poor instructor!s
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[Choose #3] buoyancy, safety
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[Choose #3] Mask Clearing and CESA need more attention. Also Buddy Breathing.
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[Choose #5] would like to have visited more than one dive site
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Fitzy - 7/20/2010 11:43 PM
[Choose #3] Could have used more open water dives in practice.
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[Choose #5] Trained in late 70’s. We spent an entire semester on everything. Much more thorough than beginners stuff today.
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[Choose #1] At our school they did a great job, but during open water some of the people should not have been there. Or should I say their traing was not a good.
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[Choose #4] Felt the training was rushed
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[Choose #4] SCUBA training has become too ’watered down’ since I started diving in 1976. I am surpirsed there aren’t more serious SCUBA accidents and fatalities. It also seems many new divers stop diving ahortly after class. Many they dont feel confident.
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[Choose #1] trained with the saa in uk very pleased with the traininig time taken and information given to me and 3 others, nice small groups 121 in the pool brillliant would reccomend to anyone . now 18 months later diving uk north sea .........
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[Choose #4] I was certified in 1972. We did 8 weeks, 2X a week (1 classroom with homework, 1 pool/per week) plus check out dives. Instruction included rescue (not as much detail as current rescue classes, but basics). Couldn’t get adv until you had 25 dives
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[Choose #5] Hard to say since instructors seem to run the gammet when it comes to balancing academics with practical skills. Both are very important but when it comes right down to it I think practical skills in the water have a better chance of saving your life
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scott - 7/20/2010 2:59 PM
[Choose #5] should have more first aid stuff
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[Choose #5] NITROX Certified
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[Choose #1] I started diving in 1982. I do not agree with the "dumbing down" of the material and swim standards I am seeing these days.
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jbear - 7/20/2010 1:32 PM
[Choose #4] time constraints aside, if a diver doesn’t feel comfortable/confidant they won’t dive (w/o a more experienced diver or dm), or they will dive lacking skills & confidence which could cause BIG problems for their buddy, marine life & themself!
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[Choose #3] Just getting more confident in the water before being cut loose.
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[Choose #4] I feel most Cert’s do not require enough experience to achieve them.
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[Choose #3] practice, practice, practice!
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[Choose #3] More time using a compass for navigation purposes (the swim back and forth with kick cycles/the navigation box for advanced is a bit too simplistic
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[Choose #3] Last class was rescue. Could use more practice ’in the field’.
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[Choose #3] Training was excellent - but in hind sight it was not clear enough early on what the fundamentals would be ... and a better focus on them.
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[Choose #3] As a Charter boat Opperator, I am seeing moe and more ’Advanced" divers who have just completed there 7th diver and wanting to dive very deep and high current dives. I’ve seen divers who hold advanced C’s struggling with simple dives.
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Sandy - 7/20/2010 6:25 AM
[Choose #3] worked more on bouyancy
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[Choose #3] More emergency type functions.
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[Choose #3] bouyancy training!
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[Choose #3] more bouyancy training
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[Choose #5] As an instructor with PADI since 1966 I’ve seen many changes in teaching method and length of time. Customer demands for the most part have dictated the present length of a course. The statistics tell us the sport is as safe as it ever was.
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[Choose #4] Divers should be beter equipped for their own safety
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[Choose #1] Did PDIC training back in 1981. Challenging program. 6 - 8 class and pool sessions + 5 OW dives. Covered snorkeling, rescue, lots of buddy breathing, no mask, propulsion, etc.
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[Choose #2] the thing i would have changed has to do with diving at altitude. Where i learned to dive, the tables we were showed did not apply to us because we were too high in elevation. At least some training on how to adapt the tables wuld have been nice.
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[Choose #1] The dive shop I had most of my training is the best? When we go on trips youcan pick out the divers that were trained at Under Water World.
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[Choose #3] Buoyancy training
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[Choose #3] Skills were overemphasized. Would have enjoyed more water time working on bouyancy and weighting which make diving more enjoyable. This area I have most trouble not removing and clearing mask or removing and replacing resperator. Important, yes.
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[Choose #4] While I understood everything, more indepth academics would have made retention easier. As for the water skills, I would have been more confident going off without a divemaster after certification if I had received intense drilling on skills.
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[Choose #1] Cert. in 75, It was a very tough class, had to swim the gauntlet. retired navy instructor, NAUI
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[Choose #5] been so long since i got certified that I don’t rmember
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RickK - 7/19/2010 10:25 PM
[Choose #3] Just more familiarization time
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[Choose #5] Wish we could have trained with a computer.
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[Choose #5] Skip the table work; no one uses it any more and so it is like the figures in figure skating; time to eliminate.
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[Choose #5] PADI, Only allowed 2 dives per day for training when with the time allowed all could easily have been done in 1 day, safely, Although now I hear it is up to 3 dives a day for training and checkout. At least one step in the right direction.
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[Choose #3] it should have more time time on water training
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[Choose #3] Training agencies need to emphasize that a c-card gives the diver the ability and means to then learn how to "DIVE". I really didn’t feel comfort with the skills until 20-25 dives in real conditions. ie pacific northwest low vis and other.
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[Choose #1] I have had the opportunity to get instruction from several agencies at various levels. It has also been from different instructors. Some of them needed to brush up but most were very helpful. Paying attention to what was taught is always important.
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[Choose #2] dive tables and computer skills
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[Choose #3] It’s a big ocean out there and some people need more than a handful of skills before they’re let loose.
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[Choose #4] more pool time & class time
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[Choose #4] I think it should be academic, pool, questions, academic, ocean, questions, academic, ocean, questions, CERTIFIED! I didn’t have questions until I got into the water, but by then the answer was almost "bye, you’ll get your card soon".
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[Choose #3] more time in open water would make things more relaxing on first dives with out a instryctor
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[Choose #3] Boyance control
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[Choose #4] I would have liked more practice time on dive tables. I also would hav eliked more time in the water one on one with a good divemaster. Subsequent training courses helped to build my confidence that was lacking after my initial scuba training.
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CMOST - 7/19/2010 7:02 PM
[Choose #1] I think it should be based more on the individual.
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conch - 7/19/2010 6:41 PM
[Choose #5] The original OW training was terrible and I was not prepared for my first dives. However, all of my advanced training has been very thorough!
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Nigel - 7/19/2010 6:40 PM
[Choose #2] Dive theory was a bit rushed and people did not necessarily understnad this before moving on.
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[Choose #1] NAUI does a thorough job. My PADI refresher was light on book knowledge and to be hones the pool time wasn’t all that great
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[Choose #1] Got open water cert in 1982 and advanced in 92 and nitrox in 95
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[Choose #4] After having a great instructor for my Advanced OW Cert, I realized how lax most OW courses are. I’ve been shocked at stories I’ve heard, and at how many unprepared people get certified. At the very least, more buoyancy training is needed.
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[Choose #3] Spending more time to get comfortable with all the gear.
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[Choose #3] OW- YMCA 13 years ago. More time practising skills in open water would have helped.
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[Choose #1] I was certified in 1972 & trained by a Navy Seal the training was really old school, but, has made diving now so much easier!
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[Choose #1] so good i have been an instructor myself for 15 years
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[Choose #2] The physics and medical aspects of diving should be emphasized and explained in more detail.
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[Choose #1] A-1 Scuba Diving
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[Choose #4] THREE DAYS OF ONE ON ONE TRAING AND i STILL HAD QUESTIONS more time on academics and in water would have been nice.
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[Choose #3] I would like to have seen more time spent on emergency skils. That is what will save your or another diver’s lives. Not every one goes to advanced traininig, every one does stand the chance of an emergency.
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[Choose #1] Training was Fantastic
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[Choose #3] We only dove in one condition (shitty in my case) for the open water certification. Although it may be difficult, diving in different conditions, even for that basic certification would not be a bad requirment.
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[Choose #1] Learnt at Phi Phi Scuba - Excellent all round
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[Choose #5] lessons in 1979 were pretty comprehensive. From what I’ve seen lately, there is much to be learned and lots of it should be learned before hitting the water. Gotta tell you that I am worried at the number of divers out there that I meet that can’t
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[Choose #4] more involved and better testing with higher standards.
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[Choose #4] Water skills are very important. knowledge and experience aides in better results.
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[Choose #2] should of showed better gear setup
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[Choose #2] A little more time on dive tables would be good..
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[Choose #1] I thought my training was challenging and excellent!
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[Choose #1] I think all new divers can use more experience after BOW, but I think you should avoid adding too much to the plate for training. Maybe more dives after BOW with a DM or Instructor to discuss the skills learned and applied during the extra dives.
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[Choose #5] Training is to short and condensed inThere is way to much information presented in a very short time period for the average person to absorb. The training is designed for the masses.....more trained people equals more money !!
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[Choose #2] add safety practices and gear needed to survive a stranding at sea
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[Choose #2] need more skills on navigation while underwater. I dive in a lake with poor visibility and it’s very easy to lose your bearings.
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[Choose #2] dive tables and physics always good stuff to know in case your computer takes a dump.
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[Choose #3] I could have used additional dives to continue to practice the skills we learned and work on buoyancy.
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[Choose #4] more info on equipment and decom issues - more practice skills - weight drop, air share, emergency scenarios
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[Choose #5] My only comment is that I would have preferred for my class to have had fewer students so we each could have had more "instructor time".
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[Choose #5] More time should be spent on emergency procedures, especially ditching weights at surface in emergency and more time spent on bouyancy
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[Choose #3] More time in deeper water practicing ascents
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[Choose #1] I had an excellent instructor...very patient.
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[Choose #5] more open water dives
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[Choose #3] alest 10 open water dives
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[Choose #3] More boyancy control - more emergency procedure training
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[Choose #3] more bouyancy(practical) and marine life education(theory)
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[Choose #5] the only change i can think of would be to emphasize that the learning never stops.....every dive is a chance to learn new skills and/or refine old ones!
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Dusty - 7/19/2010 1:41 PM
[Choose #3] Bouyancy
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[Choose #5] The acedemics were not presented in a logical manner.
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[Choose #4] Need to spend more time on things that could go wrong and what to do in those situations. I have seen several incidents were new divers panic on equipment problems and want to bolt to the surface.
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[Choose #3] It was my impression that the instructors should have had the students in the water more time. There were students who could not get used to breathing underwater. Also, it would have been beneficial to practice moving around underwater without a mask
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[Choose #1] My training was great, but I was trained 12 years ago... I help instruct these days and I think a lot of instructors don’t go over the basics enough with their students
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AdamP - 7/19/2010 12:39 PM
[Choose #1] We had an awesome instructor, very laid back and a couple great dive masters. Couldn’t have asked for more.
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[Choose #2] when I did my open water course, I wanted to know more about the physics and physiology of diving, fortunately my die shop at the time allowed me to sit in on more open water classes until I jad a thorough understanding of the basics.
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[Choose #3] free flow procedures, navigation
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[Choose #3] I wish we could have spent more time working on trim. I see lots of local divers kicking the bottom.
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[Choose #3] Just submerger and did a few skills in open water and never did any actual diving.
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[Choose #3] It’s all about being comfortable in the water
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[Choose #3] There should be open water training prior to certification. Open water is different than pool work and can be intimidating to new divers.
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Dooga - 7/19/2010 12:22 PM
[Choose #4] The major training agencies are far too concerned with churning out cards and making money and too little on quality training. Check out the LACS ADP for an example of what constitutes a quality program.
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[Choose #3] Better bouyancy for sure.
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[Choose #3] I feel like I was rushed though the process. I was doing my open water dives the same week that I started training. I went in the pool and did the mask removal etc. and then that weekend I was in the open water.
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[Choose #1] I had one of the diving instrutors here in Israel. There where no questions unaswered or nothing in gray. I consider myself lucky and after tens years of diving I can still hear his voice.
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[Choose #1] Classes, Pool Time, and Open Water were great, if you were unsure, the instructor made it a point that you understood before moving on.
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[Choose #1] My instructor was old school. We spent a lot of time on skills. As a Biomedical Engineer, I knew more about the academics then he did.
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[Choose #3] More practice entering and exiting from more than 3 meters, practicing safety stop at 3 meters, practicing buoyancy and weighting properly
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[Choose #2] there is not enough training on the tables. they are a valuable backup to computers and they don’t require batteries
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[Choose #5] Loved the SSI training I received, but it was much more expensive than a lot of other options out there.
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lizh - 7/19/2010 11:45 AM
[Choose #5] More time on buoyancy control; less on things like masks (overall time in water was very good)
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[Choose #3] The experience is needed to advance skills and calmness.
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[Choose #2] It was great to hit the water fast. But a little more time on the theory after that.
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[Choose #5] My training was 45 years ago. It took a whole season and was great. Today’s PADI training is far too short. They need much more time in the water. Theory is OK.
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[Choose #3] Mask removal underwater and getting used to that feeling
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[Choose #3] Open Waters should have been conducted with new divers, not advanced divers doing their dry suit certs. We were rushed because the experienced divers were bored with us newbies. I ended up with a barotrauma because they weren’t waiting for us to e
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[Choose #1] excellent teaching and it saved my life
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[Choose #1] Was taught by the best in my area.
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[Choose #4] bouyancy and ascending/descending
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Happy - 7/19/2010 11:14 AM
[Choose #4] I would like to have spent more time on the hands on aspect of the training, as well as the book training.
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[Choose #4] I had such terrible training in Australia I decided to do the course again. My instructor was hung over and slept on the bottom of the pool in his dry suit. I blistered my ears as result of his negligence.
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yuval - 7/19/2010 11:02 AM
[Choose #1] i was lucky in that all my training was of the highest caliber. good academics and plenty of time in the water.
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[Choose #3] I think it would be good to spend time on the first check out dive practicing ear equalizing. Have students go down a downline the first time to practice ear clearing. This would allow students to practice this important skill.
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[Choose #5] I was trained in 1978, More stringent teaching then as compared to today
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[Choose #3] Now I’m an instructor, I focus on in-water work, as well as doing "academics" while in the pool. Knowing why we need the skills and showing a practical use for them is a better way to get that knowledge retained. More time doing, less time talking.
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[Choose #4] Excellent program, slow learner...
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[Choose #3] With proper online academics divers with good Instructors can now spend more time in the water focused on skills. I’m a fan.
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[Choose #1] However, would have liked more dive time
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[Choose #2] My first open water course was done over one (1) weekend with the following weekend for the pracs. I mean come on, there is SO much that one should, at the very least, have a basic understanding on...
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[Choose #3] more on buoyancy
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Poppy - 7/19/2010 10:32 AM
[Choose #3] not-so-often-used skills such as "Freeflowing reg", CESA, and equipment removal should be repeated at every level. JUST passing it in OW leaves no one prepared 3 yrs down the road
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[Choose #2] I felt the classroom/academic portion of the courses were rushed. My instructor expressed the same sentiment. For a subject as important (read: critical for personal safety) I believe more time should be alloted for in-depth understanding.
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[Choose #4] I’d like to see some additional training required. Like teachers and other industries, annual or otheer continued training to keep qualifications.
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[Choose #3] Better confirmation of student understanding and ability regarding skills.
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[Choose #4] I truely feel that the courses now a day are at best very basic in and out of the water. I feel that the "PAY AND PASS" attatude has to change. I truely feel a more indepth course is the way to go.
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[Choose #5] There should be a standered refresher coures available for those occassional divers.
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[Choose #3] As an instructor I think we rush through the in water time. We are contemplating adding two mor pool days to our training package.
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[Choose #1] When I got certified it was one big course, I have since added EAN, Eq. o2 and should retake rescue.
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[Choose #1] It was in 1978 so much has changed
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[Choose #3] More time on rescue/panic recovery skills
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Neal - 7/19/2010 10:01 AM
[Choose #1] The academics are very important to safety of the individual diver and to thier dive buddy. It is up to each of us to understand every aspect of each dive and have a safety plan each diver agrees with before we get wet.
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[Choose #4] As an Instructor I feel we do not provide Open Water students the tools and skills needed to prepare them for diving, especially in todays market. We need to prepare students for deeper depths as we know they are going deeper than there training.
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[Choose #3] Took a weekend course. Should have practiced all skills repetitively.
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[Choose #3] Spending more time on buoyancy control would have been nice.
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[Choose #4] I’m a PADI instructor working out of a crew hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Even my best students need more dives to become competent divers.
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[Choose #3] Classroom knowledge is great, but underwater application is far more important. Bouyancy control and underwater navigation are the two skills that new divers need to hone while in the water.
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[Choose #5] Maybe there should be water time in open water after pool and before the open water test. do boyance better, and what it will really be like
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[Choose #3] bouyancy control and emergency situations
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[Choose #5] during both open water and aow we never entered the ocean only dutch springs. when i did get in the ocean for the first time it was very overwhelming. would have been nice to at least discuss what its like
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[Choose #1] I had a great dive team of instructors w/ a variety of instructors for all facets of each course I have taken.
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[Choose #4] From What I can see is that diving courses are getting thinner in content as years progress. I think more time is needed on courses. Like maybe double the time for the basic padi course to give better baseline training
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wendy - 7/19/2010 9:46 AM
[Choose #1] We were comfortable enough to go on our own the next day, there could be an option to have a couple more open water swims for those not comfortable as we loose to many after the couese ( they just stop diving).
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[Choose #3] Visibility was very poor which hampered learning. Check dives should’ve been repeated for skills not satisfactorily accomplished.
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[Choose #1] Some in class could have used more in water time
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[Choose #1] Most of my diving training ws done by the military
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[Choose #4] more time in water - more time on dive computer usage and safety scenarios.
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[Choose #1] it’s what you take away from it
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[Choose #1] I wouldn’t say my initial training was "great", but all necessary academics and skills were covered; the biggest issue was fatigue, so more emphasis on FITNESS...
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[Choose #3] safety stop - should have spent more time getting buoyency right and being able to do a comfortable safety stop
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[Choose #3] I think they should teach more bouyancy control in open water. It is probably the hardest area for most people to learn/figure out.
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[Choose #3] When I did my first Open Water with PADI, I wish that my instructor spent more time on specifics of buoyancy control and spent more time in the water working on the buoyancy skills. I took me about 40 dive to develop a decent BC technique...
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[Choose #3] I’ve been diving for 25 years...when I first started I took OW and then AOW because I liked it so much...my Instructures and DM’s were from a Ft. Bragg/ 5th Group Scuba Team but were teaching rec scuba (PADI) at one of the LDS’s...
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[Choose #3] removing reg and clearing mask with eyes closed
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[Choose #1] This only works if you show up, participate and bring your own gear. We had 2 on line students that just didn’t get it and 1 with borrowed gear that quit.
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[Choose #4] Especially in advanced classes you need more time to ensure you know what you are doing and time to drill or repeative acts.
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[Choose #1] Loved our Instructors/DMs!
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[Choose #5] My training was in a small class and the open water turned out to be just me and the dive instructor.
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[Choose #3] Less class time, more water time. Why bother giving me a book if you’re going to cover the same stuff in class. Optionally, allow people to test out of class time.
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[Choose #5] my training should have had my open water dives in the ocean
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[Choose #4] I find as I get older, it takes me longer to learn. I’m not sure the courses or instructors need meed to change; I think my answer is subjective.
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[Choose #5] I wish more time was spent interviewing students about possible future plans for diving and how far they would advance in the sport. I, and many I know could have saved thousands of dollars on our original gear purchases. Dive shops want to sell gear
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[Choose #3] more buoyancy skills & practice
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[Choose #5] swimming techniques (kicking) and how hand movement affects buoyancy and air consumption
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[Choose #3] ascending and descending
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[Choose #5] open water time could have been longer
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[Choose #3] being comfortable in the water takes time, more than a few pool sessions and 2 dives at a quary.
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[Choose #1] My training was in 1974. Today’s training is no where near the same, therefore in answering this question it may be a good idea to also incorporate the date of one’s training
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[Choose #3] Initial class was too short and there was not adequate time to be comfortable with new skills.
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[Choose #3] even though I was wanting my cert card, looking back I probably needed a little more time on skills in order to be less anxious
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[Choose #4] more dedicated time for buoyancy control
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[Choose #3] Needed more time practicing buyouncy control and becoming familiar with where everything is located on your BC so it becomes more second nature.
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[Choose #3] Althought I had no problems, others in my class needed more time in the water to get comfortable.
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[Choose #2] PADI ascent rates as ’06 were too high.
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[Choose #1] Great NAUI training course.
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[Choose #1] The basics were provided. It is up to us to enhance and fine tune them
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[Choose #5] The pool water work we did did not prepare me for the ocean.
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[Choose #2] I took my open water in 92. I feel more time shoudl have been spent on dive tables and dive planning.
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[Choose #5] In my class there was to much time spent on the theoretical and not enough time on the practical.
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[Choose #5] should have done my training dives in salt water, since i live on the beach in florida... instead of in a fresh water lake.
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[Choose #5] My training occured in the 1960s and was quite good. Today’s training is too short and does not usually produce good divers so they need to advanced to AOW and Rescue whereas my OW course contained all three levels.
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[Choose #3] Practicing all skills
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Agojo - 7/19/2010 8:37 AM
[Choose #1] My training could not have been better!
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[Choose #1] my classes were first class
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[Choose #3] mask removal/replacement
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[Choose #5] Bouncy Skills . you an never have enough pratice at that ...
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[Choose #4] Weak on academics and lacking in any real pool work... but I took an OW course in 2 days so what did I really expect?
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[Choose #4] It was several years ago (85) however everything felt rushed. Now that I am an instructor I try to make sure everything is understood and take the time to make sure all are as comfortable as possible with skills and knowledge.
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[Choose #3] needed to practice more on bouyancy..
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[Choose #4] from nothing to AOW cert in 9 - that’s reckless
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[Choose #5] I want to continue dives to practice specific skills, especially navigation.
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[Choose #1] My instructor spent a lot of time in the classroom and pool.
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[Choose #5] You should not all the time depend on a buddy ,you mite be seperated at times .I have a pony bottle to bail me out if I need it ..BE PREPAIRED !!
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[Choose #5] Tables and the back to back diving days was rough(Travel and energy)
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[Choose #4] was simply not ready to go dive without instructor/DM supervision
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[Choose #2] Dive Table Usage
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[Choose #5] If you are talking about entry level then I have no comment. 1967 was a long time ago, and things have changed.
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[Choose #4] Looking back, I realize that my initial training was barely adequate.
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[Choose #4] I feel that we didnt spend enough time on understanding the dive logs and charts. To this day i still have a hard time understanding the charts but i have also gotten lazy with a dive computer.
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[Choose #1] got certfifed 17yrs ago the best training is to just keep diving under differnt conditions thats the best training you can get just keep diving
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[Choose #4] SCUBA training is too streamlined nowadays...
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[Choose #5] I thought I was behind the rest of the class that took it at the shop. I missed out on alot I thought cause the class did all the prep mand clean up while I flew in went to the pool and flew home. I guess I am saying, I would not do it long distance
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[Choose #5] after your basic course things should be tougher and your specialitys shold be life support related come one underwater photography!! Please Add Dollars Inside should be padis motto
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BSDP - 7/15/2010 10:40 PM
[Choose #3] all
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[Choose #3] Would like to have done more emergency training.
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[Choose #5] The SSI classes in our area seem to be much higher priced than in other areas. Can’t afford to take more. I would love to take lots more just can’t afford them.
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[Choose #3] Longer dives, both pool and OW
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[Choose #1] The SSI Instructure was very good
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[Choose #4] Even tho it was a 4 week class, just didn’t feel very knowledgeable afterwards. Still have trouble with the damn dive planning card
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[Choose #4] new students aren’t taught the real importance of bouyancy
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