OW diver in sharm

"Alun Harford" <alunharford@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ckumqh$okk$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk...

> My understanding is as follows (based on the book):
> The "absolute" limit that an AOW is certified to dive to is 40m.
> However, PADI recommends that you take their "Deep Diving Speciality" if
you
> are frequently going to go below 30m (a bit like the recommend you take
> their "Wreck Diving Speciality" if you are frequently going to dive
wrecks).
>
> Alun Harford
>
>

Hi Alun

It's that word recommeded again. If Padi *recommend* that you take the deep
diving Speciality otherwise you are not *qualified* to that depth, what
happens if you're the dive organiser and something goes wrong. Would Padi
back you up?

cheers

Nick

In article <UD8cd.91940$BI5.6036@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk> , pete@net.ent
(Pete) wrote:

> Was just reading Dive and it mentioned a minimum requirement on 50
> dives to dive in a Egyptian national park.

Never heard of that before..........

Having read the responses below, all i can say is that you should not dive
anywhere where you feel uncomfortable or out of your depth, never NEVER
give in to peer pressure, if it dont feel right......dont do it, theres no
disgrace in that.

As for diving deeper than previously dived, we all do that.....how else do
we get to the depths we dive to. But we do it in circumstances that are
comfortable for ourselves.


Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
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