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I recieved the latest copy of the undersea journal from padi this morning and in it they announced a new diver certification,open water diver - controlled environment :eek:
Basically you can be certed to dive in pools/aquariums etc but are not allowed to dive unsupervised in open water,what's next controlled environment AOW/rescue diver :confused:
Dive Tramp
27-10-08, 15:23
Wow! Does that mean you can dive in Deep Sea World with no supervision...and all those SHARKS? Yipee!!!:eek:
I recieved the latest copy of the undersea journal from padi this morning and in it they announced a new diver certification,open water diver - controlled environment :eek:
Basically you can be certed to dive in pools/aquariums etc but are not allowed to dive unsupervised in open water,what's next controlled environment AOW/rescue diver :confused:
ha ha ha - talk about dumbing down a diving qualification! What use is this? It's not as if OW is particularly challenging. Mind you, there's that 35m deep swimming pool in Belgium that's used for diver training - does that count as a controlled environment?
Probably not - bet you it's not allowed to be any deeper than 2m.
ha ha ha - talk about dumbing down a diving qualification! What use is this? It's not as if OW is particularly challenging. Mind you, there's that 35m deep swimming pool in Belgium that's used for diver training - does that count as a controlled environment?
Probably not - bet you it's not allowed to be any deeper than 2m.
It doesn't mention depth limit but i assume it'll be 18M like OW,so if you want to dive nemo33 in Belgium you'll need your controlled environment - deep speciality :rolleyes:
Have a look here
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYf8Nggf0I&feature=related
what a load of pish eh that should mean all quarrys are included
what a load of pish eh that should mean all quarrys are included
possibly,they class controlled water as
"a site that does not have sufficent unpredictable natural environmental variables to be considered an open water site.Purpose bulit dive sites,aquariums,aqua parks,large aquatic facilites fit this descripion."
:confused:
ospreysfan
27-10-08, 16:27
seen this doing the rounds a couple of months back on other websites. Basically, it's for confined water sites like nemo as mentioned. The idea is that in the future we are likely to see a proliferation of sites such as nemo in the same way that you have snow domes such as the one in braehead for skiing and snow boarding.
I can undertstand folk knocking it and Im not sure of my opinion but i think the idea is that there are a lot of folk who want to dive in 'perfect' conditions and maybe are not interested in diving in what can be cold and dark waters. I can see that some folk might view this as 'dumbing down' diving but if it makes the sport more accesible to those for whom diving in uk waters doesnt suit then I think that's a good thing.
i guess it would suit people who worl there and give a qualification relavent to the job rather than having to pay the full amount for a qualification your not going to use if your not interested.
Think ill give it a miss myself :D:D
Maybe there's a context to this? Could it be something for teenagers who want to start training but are still too young to be in OW? Personally I dunno, but that seems like an obvious idea ... :confused:
Yogi Diver
27-10-08, 17:23
I thought they plumbed new depths last year when they announced the DSMB speciality.
Soon to be followed by the Torch Speciality and the Fins speciality!!
Amazing that you can be an "Advanced OW diver and still need a course on sending up a blob!
another day, another dollar for padi... if nothing else, it gives you padi-pros more sales pitches...:p
Wow! Does that mean you can dive in Deep Sea World with no supervision...and all those SHARKS? Yipee!!!:eek:
probably not, you would need your benign-water ticket for that one...
Have a look here
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYf8Nggf0I&feature=related
yes i did, but im confused as to what happened to the high pressure hose at 2.30 minutes in to the VT. :D
yes i did, but im confused as to what happened to the high pressure hose at 2.30 minutes in to the VT. :D
Lol :)
Seriously though i think this course is pants it's up there with the padi scuba diver cert and all it does is give the padi bashers something else to cast up :(
DSW doesnt count as a benign enviroment because it contains large marine animals. you cant even go in there with a DM, You need a AI or above to escort you which is daft. PADI Dms were able to do tours there but PADI changed all that when I was instructing there.
DSW doesnt count as a benign enviroment because it contains large marine animals. you cant even go in there with a DM, You need a AI or above to escort you which is daft. PADI Dms were able to do tours there but PADI changed all that when I was instructing there.
yeah i think your right, HSE commercial scuba i think is the lowest cert you now require to be in there.
yeah i think your right, HSE commercial scuba i think is the lowest cert you now require to be in there.
you can still go in a dive team as a dm to do all the tank maintenence there but just arent allowed to take paying customers in. hse scuba isnt even allowed unless the have their PADI AI and DSD cert aswell.:rolleyes: PADI sure know how to make the pennies eh
you can still go in a dive team as a dm to do all the tank maintenence there but just arent allowed to take paying customers in. hse scuba isnt even allowed unless the have their PADI AI and DSD cert aswell.:rolleyes: PADI sure know how to make the pennies eh
i see DSW is now a 5 star PADI dive centre...
http://www.sharkdives.deepseaworld.com/default.asp?css=1
i remember them advertising for divers last year with HSE certs, i sent mine along as i was between jobs, it was local & it was more for a laugh.
i think the job was underwater transparent wall cleaner & filter cleaner..:rolleyes:
needless to say, i wasnt good enough to clean their windows or scoop out shark crap.
so glad i have progressed on to sewage pipes now..:eek::D:o:D:D
dive granny
27-10-08, 22:53
I think my grandson would love the bubblemaker day. The one who is doing the shark project at school:D
stafforddiver
28-10-08, 00:02
actually, BSAC had something similar if you have a look at what they called the novice 1 qualification about 10 years ago..............
I think my grandson would love the bubblemaker day. The one who is doing the shark project at school:D
I got my little sister in the pool to do a bubblemaker course and she loved it, its a great idea as kids at that age have so much confidence in the water...now shes already bought her fins and mask to do her O/W as soon as shes old enough :D:D:D
i see DSW is now a 5 star PADI dive centre...
http://www.sharkdives.deepseaworld.com/default.asp?css=1
i remember them advertising for divers last year with HSE certs, i sent mine along as i was between jobs, it was local & it was more for a laugh.
i think the job was underwater transparent wall cleaner & filter cleaner..:rolleyes:
needless to say, i wasnt good enough to clean their windows or scoop out shark crap.
so glad i have progressed on to sewage pipes now..:eek::D:o:D:D
thats mental that I wouldnt go in open water with some of the divers worked there and some wouldnt go in open water either cant belive they never offered you a place:confused: its been a five star centre for a while not sure why it only runs nitrox courses and shark aware and last i heard it was 160 notes for a shark dive at the weekend:eek::eek:
ospreysfan
29-10-08, 11:01
160 quid for a dive? that's the best part of half the cost of a week b and b with flights in sharm... where you can dive with sharks!!
It's only £65 if your qualified but you can get it down to £55 if there are 12 of you (10 plus 2 free spaces).
£25 to take a camera in though! Mind you they didn't say anything when we whipped ours out when I did my first ever dive in there.
ospreysfan
29-10-08, 12:01
that doesnt sound half as bad! Pretty damn good deal if you have a group of you and handy as well if you canna get away to shark dive overseas.
It's only £65 if your qualified but you can get it down to £55 if there are 12 of you (10 plus 2 free spaces).
£25 to take a camera in though! Mind you they didn't say anything when we whipped ours out when I did my first ever dive in there.
I did it last year - Charlie organised it. It's got up since then but we paid £39 each, and they didn't say anything when I took my video camera in. It was fun, definitely worth doing once.
It's only £65 if your qualified but you can get it down to £55 if there are 12 of you (10 plus 2 free spaces).
£25 to take a camera in though! Mind you they didn't say anything when we whipped ours out when I did my first ever dive in there.
Aye thats about right if you organise a divenight, any1 fancy doing 1 let me know and Il organise it maybe get a better price being an ex dive guide there
I would do it again , especially if you got it for less than the £65 !!
Pencil me in please !
Ta , JB.
Aye Craig wouldn't mind a play in the pool with some sharks. I'm up for that.
okay i will organise a dsw trip:)
Mr Flibble
01-11-08, 14:38
Shark food, the lot of ye!!!! :eek: