OW referal PADI Scuba Diver to PADI OW?

Hywel & Ros wrote:
> Speaking as a near-novice, I did the full PADI thing in the UK over 2
> weekends; 1st weekend being lessons & pool, 2nd weekend real diving.
> I'd have thought getting the extra practice in before going somewhere
> exotic was money and time well spent.

Yes. If your paying for a warm water location go and dive.
Don't pay for doing drills with the rest of the class. It is more
than likely you will do your referral dives with the current OW
class who probably got off your plane with you. You are free
to lie on the beach while they are doing their class and pool
work but that's not what a diving holiday is all about.

A referral is a nice idea but it doesn't always work out as you
might hope.

My Red Sea Live-aboard starts next Friday. You wake up
early because somebody is banging on your door yelling
"Dive Briefing". Now that *is* worth getting up for. An hour or
so later you pass up your fins and climb the ladder and
somebody puts fresh orange juice in you hand. Breakfast is
waiting in the lounge. Of course it was somebody else who
saw the school of sharks and they have pictures to prove it
but, hey, there's always tomorrow and the next day and...

nigelH

If the guy is doing scuba diver he will need to do the last 2 pool and
theroy session last two open water dives so he will need to find a
instructor to do the final 2 sessions, he needs to find a padi instructor
and pay time is not the issue further training above scuba diver level is.