Check dive?

JamesM <james@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I only have come across mention of a check dive when looking into the red
> sea
>
> The dive centre I had enquired with (which I shall not name yet!) makes it
> *obligatory* for all divers and then charges you for the privilege which is
> basically to assess you ability to dive. I have already paid my cert fees
> for that (for courses above OW) and been certified as competant to dive by
> an instructor. Since passing my Open Water my competance has improved over
> the OW standard. I can travel to xxx and dive with my buddy - just the two
> of us, yet the dive centre want me to pay them to prove my competance. If I
> am suppose to demonstrate my ability each time why do I need a cert card and
> log book? I just demonstate my skills each time!
>
> I can understand why they may wish offer a refresher dive for the "dive 1
> time a year on holiday brigade" -but when your last dive was about 6 weeks
> ago this seems a bit much. I did check again with the dive centre about the
> requirement of a check dive - but once again was told it was obligatory.

I feel that you should name the dive centre as the requirement is beyond
reasonable and they should be made aware of that, as should we.

It seem as if it is the dive centre a friend of mine talked to me about.
They tried to demand that he did the *obligatory* check dive which,
since he is a PADI staff instructor with some 1,000s of dives and 100s
within 6 months, you can understand he did not accept. The compromise
was that he demonstrated a few skills and was not charged but he had to
fight to get that.

The usual practice seems to be that the first site is a less challenging
/ easy one with the guides assessing performance, unless you have either
a low number of dives or a big gap from your last dive.

For example if you did an OW corse then nothing for a year I would
require a Scuba Review before letting you dive.

If you had a couple of hundred dives but nothing for a year I would
watch you on your first dive, no extra charge.

>
> I didnt want to complain too much, if this was normal practice which I hadnt
> yet seen. However it does not appear to be the case, and should at least be
> negotiable based on experience.


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JamesM <james@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I only have come across mention of a check dive when looking into the red
> sea
>
> The dive centre I had enquired with (which I shall not name yet!) makes it
> *obligatory* for all divers and then charges you for the privilege which is
> basically to assess you ability to dive. I have already paid my cert fees
> for that (for courses above OW) and been certified as competant to dive by
> an instructor. Since passing my Open Water my competance has improved over
> the OW standard. I can travel to xxx and dive with my buddy - just the two
> of us, yet the dive centre want me to pay them to prove my competance. If I
> am suppose to demonstrate my ability each time why do I need a cert card and
> log book? I just demonstate my skills each time!
>
> I can understand why they may wish offer a refresher dive for the "dive 1
> time a year on holiday brigade" -but when your last dive was about 6 weeks
> ago this seems a bit much. I did check again with the dive centre about the
> requirement of a check dive - but once again was told it was obligatory.

I feel that you should name the dive centre as the requirement is beyond
reasonable and they should be made aware of that, as should we.

It seem as if it is the dive centre a friend of mine talked to me about.
They tried to demand that he did the *obligatory* check dive which,
since he is a PADI staff instructor with some 1,000s of dives and 100s
within 6 months, you can understand he did not accept. The compromise
was that he demonstrated a few skills and was not charged but he had to
fight to get that.

The usual practice seems to be that the first site is a less challenging
/ easy one with the guides assessing performance, unless you have either
a low number of dives or a big gap from your last dive.

For example if you did an OW corse then nothing for a year I would
require a Scuba Review before letting you dive.

If you had a couple of hundred dives but nothing for a year I would
watch you on your first dive, no extra charge.

>
> I didnt want to complain too much, if this was normal practice which I hadnt
> yet seen. However it does not appear to be the case, and should at least be
> negotiable based on experience.


--
>replace spamblock with my family name to e-mail me

JamesM <james@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I only have come across mention of a check dive when looking into the red
> sea
>
> The dive centre I had enquired with (which I shall not name yet!) makes it
> *obligatory* for all divers and then charges you for the privilege which is
> basically to assess you ability to dive. I have already paid my cert fees
> for that (for courses above OW) and been certified as competant to dive by
> an instructor. Since passing my Open Water my competance has improved over
> the OW standard. I can travel to xxx and dive with my buddy - just the two
> of us, yet the dive centre want me to pay them to prove my competance. If I
> am suppose to demonstrate my ability each time why do I need a cert card and
> log book? I just demonstate my skills each time!
>
> I can understand why they may wish offer a refresher dive for the "dive 1
> time a year on holiday brigade" -but when your last dive was about 6 weeks
> ago this seems a bit much. I did check again with the dive centre about the
> requirement of a check dive - but once again was told it was obligatory.

I feel that you should name the dive centre as the requirement is beyond
reasonable and they should be made aware of that, as should we.

It seem as if it is the dive centre a friend of mine talked to me about.
They tried to demand that he did the *obligatory* check dive which,
since he is a PADI staff instructor with some 1,000s of dives and 100s
within 6 months, you can understand he did not accept. The compromise
was that he demonstrated a few skills and was not charged but he had to
fight to get that.

The usual practice seems to be that the first site is a less challenging
/ easy one with the guides assessing performance, unless you have either
a low number of dives or a big gap from your last dive.

For example if you did an OW corse then nothing for a year I would
require a Scuba Review before letting you dive.

If you had a couple of hundred dives but nothing for a year I would
watch you on your first dive, no extra charge.

>
> I didnt want to complain too much, if this was normal practice which I hadnt
> yet seen. However it does not appear to be the case, and should at least be
> negotiable based on experience.


--
>replace spamblock with my family name to e-mail me

JamesM <james@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I only have come across mention of a check dive when looking into the red
> sea
>
> The dive centre I had enquired with (which I shall not name yet!) makes it
> *obligatory* for all divers and then charges you for the privilege which is
> basically to assess you ability to dive. I have already paid my cert fees
> for that (for courses above OW) and been certified as competant to dive by
> an instructor. Since passing my Open Water my competance has improved over
> the OW standard. I can travel to xxx and dive with my buddy - just the two
> of us, yet the dive centre want me to pay them to prove my competance. If I
> am suppose to demonstrate my ability each time why do I need a cert card and
> log book? I just demonstate my skills each time!
>
> I can understand why they may wish offer a refresher dive for the "dive 1
> time a year on holiday brigade" -but when your last dive was about 6 weeks
> ago this seems a bit much. I did check again with the dive centre about the
> requirement of a check dive - but once again was told it was obligatory.

I feel that you should name the dive centre as the requirement is beyond
reasonable and they should be made aware of that, as should we.

It seem as if it is the dive centre a friend of mine talked to me about.
They tried to demand that he did the *obligatory* check dive which,
since he is a PADI staff instructor with some 1,000s of dives and 100s
within 6 months, you can understand he did not accept. The compromise
was that he demonstrated a few skills and was not charged but he had to
fight to get that.

The usual practice seems to be that the first site is a less challenging
/ easy one with the guides assessing performance, unless you have either
a low number of dives or a big gap from your last dive.

For example if you did an OW corse then nothing for a year I would
require a Scuba Review before letting you dive.

If you had a couple of hundred dives but nothing for a year I would
watch you on your first dive, no extra charge.

>
> I didnt want to complain too much, if this was normal practice which I hadnt
> yet seen. However it does not appear to be the case, and should at least be
> negotiable based on experience.


--
>replace spamblock with my family name to e-mail me

JamesM <james@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I only have come across mention of a check dive when looking into the red
> sea
>
> The dive centre I had enquired with (which I shall not name yet!) makes it
> *obligatory* for all divers and then charges you for the privilege which is
> basically to assess you ability to dive. I have already paid my cert fees
> for that (for courses above OW) and been certified as competant to dive by
> an instructor. Since passing my Open Water my competance has improved over
> the OW standard. I can travel to xxx and dive with my buddy - just the two
> of us, yet the dive centre want me to pay them to prove my competance. If I
> am suppose to demonstrate my ability each time why do I need a cert card and
> log book? I just demonstate my skills each time!
>
> I can understand why they may wish offer a refresher dive for the "dive 1
> time a year on holiday brigade" -but when your last dive was about 6 weeks
> ago this seems a bit much. I did check again with the dive centre about the
> requirement of a check dive - but once again was told it was obligatory.

I feel that you should name the dive centre as the requirement is beyond
reasonable and they should be made aware of that, as should we.

It seem as if it is the dive centre a friend of mine talked to me about.
They tried to demand that he did the *obligatory* check dive which,
since he is a PADI staff instructor with some 1,000s of dives and 100s
within 6 months, you can understand he did not accept. The compromise
was that he demonstrated a few skills and was not charged but he had to
fight to get that.

The usual practice seems to be that the first site is a less challenging
/ easy one with the guides assessing performance, unless you have either
a low number of dives or a big gap from your last dive.

For example if you did an OW corse then nothing for a year I would
require a Scuba Review before letting you dive.

If you had a couple of hundred dives but nothing for a year I would
watch you on your first dive, no extra charge.

>
> I didnt want to complain too much, if this was normal practice which I hadnt
> yet seen. However it does not appear to be the case, and should at least be
> negotiable based on experience.


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Lee Bell wrote:

> I'm 56. Now I'm saying that I'm an old git.

OI! Not so much of the old!

nigelH 55

Lee Bell wrote:

> I'm 56. Now I'm saying that I'm an old git.

OI! Not so much of the old!

nigelH 55

Lee Bell wrote:

> I'm 56. Now I'm saying that I'm an old git.

OI! Not so much of the old!

nigelH 55

Lee Bell wrote:

> I'm 56. Now I'm saying that I'm an old git.

OI! Not so much of the old!

nigelH 55

Lee Bell wrote:

> I'm 56. Now I'm saying that I'm an old git.

OI! Not so much of the old!

nigelH 55