The AOW training was one of the most valuable training we’ve had.
I think it should be taught in the OW cert, as they really countered our buoyancy by over weighting and not adjusting our equipment. The students were left awkward, distracting from the skills we need to learn/demonstrate. As been stated, it was after that OW cert that we self resolved most of our weight/equip adjustments needed. So when we took the buoyancy training, we able to learn the skills that are best learned thru instruction.