Posted by Jason on March 12, 2001 at 17:17:08:
In Reply to: Here's the Solo Diving requirements posted by MHK on March 12, 2001 at 12:35:51:
It would be generous to call SDI a bit player in the
cert agency world. This solo cert is a ploy to change
that.
I'm sure there is no shortage of people out there that
will pay the $99 (or whatever - any listings yet) for a
course that would claim to certify them to dive alone.
Since they're the only ones playing that game, it may get
them exposure.
Bad exposure? Probably not. I don't think this will
encourage more people to dive alone, it just parts them of
some money. It may encourage some to do it sooner than they
should. That would be bad.
IMO, the best training course for someone that has decided
they're going to dive alone (no one else can make this decision)
would be rescue and/or DM. Self rescue and watermanship skills
are the key.
The notion of having checkout dives for this card boggles
the mind.