#8590
dalehall - 2/06/2012 6:21 AM
Remember, PADI "Advanced Open Water" is not actually an "advanced" course.. It is nothing more than you doing 5 specialty dives to show you what else is out there is out there in world of diving. Advanced is really not the word they should use after you complete this course.. Open Water Plus or something would be more fitting.. You are most definately NOT an Adanced Diver after taking the PADI AOW course. Don’t be afraid to take this course.. You’ll get a better appreciation of what’s out there for diving after doing it. As for actually getting any specialties, the only specialty I ever tell people to get is "Enriched Air NITROX" There is no other specialty out there that is mandatory for you to do that type of diving, but you must be EAN certified to dive NITROX. So that one is a must, in my opinion. Although, right now you think you’ll never have a need for it, believe me, there will be times that you will glad you have the cert when you really start to do some diving.