Comments on: I’m an Advanced Diver http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:10:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Dan Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:42:19 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-1969 Thanks for the info, Mark. Your comment got trapped by Akismet for a while--sorry for that. I've since progressed to Rescue certification and am working on completing the PADI Divemaster course now, slong with a few other specialty certifications along the way (wreck this weekend). Thanks for the info, Mark. Your comment got trapped by Akismet for a while–sorry for that. I’ve since progressed to Rescue certification and am working on completing the PADI Divemaster course now, slong with a few other specialty certifications along the way (wreck this weekend).

]]> By: Mark http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-1933 Mark Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:45:31 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-1933 On which dives are required, PADI AOW is 5 dives, with Deep and Navigation mandatory. NAUI AOW is 6 dives, with Deep, Navigation, and Night mandatory. One of the two guys might have gotten a NAUI AOW. It's not that uncommon to start with one certification agency and switch to another. I got my OW through NAUI, but my AOW and Rescue through PADI. On which dives are required, PADI AOW is 5 dives, with Deep and Navigation mandatory. NAUI AOW is 6 dives, with Deep, Navigation, and Night mandatory. One of the two guys might have gotten a NAUI AOW. It’s not that uncommon to start with one certification agency and switch to another. I got my OW through NAUI, but my AOW and Rescue through PADI.

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Alex Gorbachev Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:24:05 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-721 Thanks Dan. I might actually do that! ;-) I haven't had a chance to dive in the lake plus it's been a while since my last dive so I need a refresher first. :) Thanks Dan. I might actually do that! ;-)

I haven’t had a chance to dive in the lake plus it’s been a while since my last dive so I need a refresher first. :)

]]> By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Dan Norris Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:10:06 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-600 Hi Alex. Thanks for stopping by. I'm not sure why PADI doesn't put it on their site, but Adventure Diver is just doing 3 of the 5 adventure dives that make up the Advanced OW Certification. However, if you lost the card, you're probably going to have to repeat them. It's only 5 dives and a little reading, so pretty easy to knock out in a couple of days. Let me know when you're coming by Chicago...we'll go see a wreck in Lake Michigan or something. Or maybe we'll just go hang out in a pub :). Hi Alex. Thanks for stopping by.

I’m not sure why PADI doesn’t put it on their site, but Adventure Diver is just doing 3 of the 5 adventure dives that make up the Advanced OW Certification. However, if you lost the card, you’re probably going to have to repeat them. It’s only 5 dives and a little reading, so pretty easy to knock out in a couple of days.

Let me know when you’re coming by Chicago…we’ll go see a wreck in Lake Michigan or something. Or maybe we’ll just go hang out in a pub :) .

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Alex Gorbachev Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:05:52 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-598 Dan, I know what you are talking about. I've got my Open Water about 8 years ago when I was in Malta. Initially, I just decided to try and was so impressed with it that I decided to immediately for for certification. I think I packed 5 days into 3 as this was what I had left from my stay there. Thanks god it was no season and I was pretty much the only one diving (and it was somewhat cold). Now, 6+ years ago I was diving in Mexico (Cancun) and I even got certificate for something like Adventure Open Water, which somewhere between OW and Advanced OW. I couldn't find my new card so I guess I will have to repeat Advanced OW dives from scratch. Interesting, I couldn't find that certification now looking on PADI web site... Could be Mexican instructor played a nice joke to me? :-) Anyway, congrats on diving progress! Dan,

I know what you are talking about.
I’ve got my Open Water about 8 years ago when I was in Malta. Initially, I just decided to try and was so impressed with it that I decided to immediately for for certification. I think I packed 5 days into 3 as this was what I had left from my stay there. Thanks god it was no season and I was pretty much the only one diving (and it was somewhat cold).
Now, 6+ years ago I was diving in Mexico (Cancun) and I even got certificate for something like Adventure Open Water, which somewhere between OW and Advanced OW. I couldn’t find my new card so I guess I will have to repeat Advanced OW dives from scratch. Interesting, I couldn’t find that certification now looking on PADI web site… Could be Mexican instructor played a nice joke to me? :-)
Anyway, congrats on diving progress!

]]> By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Dan Norris Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:03:54 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-477 Hey there fellow diver. Thanks for stopping by. I thought there was some disagreement between the master diver in the dive shop and the instructor, but I wanted to do the night dive anyway, so it wouldn't matter to me. As for the offer in NY--no plans to be out that way right now, but I'll keep you in mind. Glad you found the VMWare cloning article useful! If you're ever in Chicagoland and looking to dive around here, look me up--I'm ready for (almost) anything! Hey there fellow diver. Thanks for stopping by. I thought there was some disagreement between the master diver in the dive shop and the instructor, but I wanted to do the night dive anyway, so it wouldn’t matter to me.

As for the offer in NY–no plans to be out that way right now, but I’ll keep you in mind. Glad you found the VMWare cloning article useful! If you’re ever in Chicagoland and looking to dive around here, look me up–I’m ready for (almost) anything!

]]> By: xmx http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/comment-page-1/#comment-468 xmx Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:40:05 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/2007/10/15/im-an-advanced-diver/#comment-468 Only Deep & Navigation are mandatory. Other 3 dives are student choice. Anyways glad you're enjoying it and thanks for your article on cloning a VM, saved me days of work... If you ever pass by New York, and want to dive I'll certify you for free any specialty of your choice... Only Deep & Navigation are mandatory. Other 3 dives are student choice. Anyways glad you’re enjoying it and thanks for your article on cloning a VM, saved me days of work…
If you ever pass by New York, and want to dive I’ll certify you for free any specialty of your choice…

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