Just because you did some training doesn't mean you have to get the card. Unless the card grants you access to a type of diving that you wouldn't have access without it, just get the training informally. Within the recreational specialties I would say only about five are worth actually getting the card.
buoyancy can be practice by yourself anytime or with decent instructor when you learn OW/// I don't thin you need to do this "specialty"/// It is just agency making money. I think the one that ppl should learn which immediately have effect on are Enriched Air, night, deep.
The reason why we included buoyancy is because it will give you the best tools to practice your buoyancy right after you get your OWD. If you get a good instructor it can really help new divers in our opinion👌
What are you talking about? AOW is just a way to make money??? Without AOW you are restricted to 18m depth. If anything, I would recommend doing OW and AOW together.
Hey Cristina, can you tell me from which city are you leaving to go on wreck diving, I am obsess by wrecks, caves and night dives. It feels so surreal 🥰
@@cristinac.1351 a city!! I am gonna look up to it on internet. That might be an amazing trip to do ! Do you have a scuba insta ? If not have a good day and thanks for the tip 🤗
A lot of specialties are just about the card for money :-) and no card can make you better diver. So its good to study at home, dive a lot with some well trained buddy. Only nitrox and wreck could be useful for presenting to diving operators. I dont agree that you dont need Advanced Open Water. Why? you can go deeper and you start with "intro" specialitie.
Its always better to get the course. Your instructor will teach you everything what you can’t read and many things more. And you get your certification for each speciality which are required to do things like enriched air/night/deep dives.
Agreed on full con ed to have meaningful skill improvement. However, in PADI's PPB course, there isn't a single performance requirement not already covered in open water. It seems that PPB is used to compensate for low quality open water courses. This comment doesn't apply to SSI. Fully agreed on recreational wreck courses. Those really belong in the technical world.
In the revised skill circuit of Padi you are certainly right! Wonder how well it is given in those holiday OWD courses though? We are mainly SSI schooled by the way.
50ft Below SSI has additional performance requirements in their buoyancy course (which you know but others reading it may not realize). Most people have no idea what they will get in a course, just a vague notion.
Great video! What about deep water certification? Is it worth it? Will dive charters let you go on dives that are deeper than your 60ft open water certification limit?
I really liked the deep diving specialty back when I did it. Got to use a stage for the first time and it really gives you some insight in doing deep dives. Some dive operations let you dive beyond your limit but that's not how its supposed to be. 🙃
Learn diving with CMAS, an in between rec and tech, at level 3 you get to be so trained and responsible that you will be allowed to dive at -60M. Unlike many others, instructors often refuse you the access of a course after a test or you can fail a test. They take it seriously and all the program you speak about it part of the 3 levels 🤙
@@50ftBelow yes we do, we dive with the classic 21%. I feel lucky to have this opportunity to dive with cmas, it allows me to enjoy amazing wrecks. This summer I'll go for the level 2 nitrox, that would be a game changer, allowing to enjoy the depth more than 5 minutes :)
Just because you did some training doesn't mean you have to get the card. Unless the card grants you access to a type of diving that you wouldn't have access without it, just get the training informally. Within the recreational specialties I would say only about five are worth actually getting the card.
buoyancy can be practice by yourself anytime or with decent instructor when you learn OW/// I don't thin you need to do this "specialty"/// It is just agency making money. I think the one that ppl should learn which immediately have effect on are Enriched Air, night, deep.
The reason why we included buoyancy is because it will give you the best tools to practice your buoyancy right after you get your OWD. If you get a good instructor it can really help new divers in our opinion👌
@@50ftBelow Based on personal experience, I agree with you.
Can buoyancy be practiced (D.i.y) in a 9' pool ? Or must I seek out deeper.
What are you talking about? AOW is just a way to make money??? Without AOW you are restricted to 18m depth. If anything, I would recommend doing OW and AOW together.
Buoyancy specialty is useless,
Je lijkt wel een Italiaan zoveel flapperen je handen tijdens het praten😂
You can use WhatsApp share location when you lose your group :))
Why night diving ?
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If you ever want to come to Black Sea for diving, it will be a pleasure to have you here. We do have some wreks.
Sounds awesome! Beware we might take you up on that promise some day Christina😃
@@50ftBelow than it's an open invitation! :)
Hey Cristina, can you tell me from which city are you leaving to go on wreck diving, I am obsess by wrecks, caves and night dives. It feels so surreal 🥰
@@deo75hotmailcom hi! In Constanta county, Romania. We have a city down in the water too.
@@cristinac.1351 a city!! I am gonna look up to it on internet. That might be an amazing trip to do ! Do you have a scuba insta ? If not have a good day and thanks for the tip 🤗
Just diving will improve buoyancy. Its as useless as a photography certification lol. Nobody will ever ask for your buoyancy cert.
A lot of specialties are just about the card for money :-) and no card can make you better diver. So its good to study at home, dive a lot with some well trained buddy. Only nitrox and wreck could be useful for presenting to diving operators. I dont agree that you dont need Advanced Open Water. Why? you can go deeper and you start with "intro" specialitie.
Thank you for your nice video, but I have a question is it important to go on a speciality course or I can just get its books and just read them?
Its always better to get the course. Your instructor will teach you everything what you can’t read and many things more. And you get your certification for each speciality which are required to do things like enriched air/night/deep dives.
Agreed on full con ed to have meaningful skill improvement. However, in PADI's PPB course, there isn't a single performance requirement not already covered in open water. It seems that PPB is used to compensate for low quality open water courses. This comment doesn't apply to SSI. Fully agreed on recreational wreck courses. Those really belong in the technical world.
In the revised skill circuit of Padi you are certainly right! Wonder how well it is given in those holiday OWD courses though? We are mainly SSI schooled by the way.
50ft Below SSI has additional performance requirements in their buoyancy course (which you know but others reading it may not realize).
Most people have no idea what they will get in a course, just a vague notion.
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Great video! What about deep water certification? Is it worth it? Will dive charters let you go on dives that are deeper than your 60ft open water certification limit?
I really liked the deep diving specialty back when I did it. Got to use a stage for the first time and it really gives you some insight in doing deep dives. Some dive operations let you dive beyond your limit but that's not how its supposed to be. 🙃
50ft Below Thanks!!
Learn diving with CMAS, an in between rec and tech, at level 3 you get to be so trained and responsible that you will be allowed to dive at -60M. Unlike many others, instructors often refuse you the access of a course after a test or you can fail a test. They take it seriously and all the program you speak about it part of the 3 levels 🤙
Good old CMAS! Great courses! One question tough, do you guys dive to 60 meters on air?
@@50ftBelow yes we do, we dive with the classic 21%. I feel lucky to have this opportunity to dive with cmas, it allows me to enjoy amazing wrecks. This summer I'll go for the level 2 nitrox, that would be a game changer, allowing to enjoy the depth more than 5 minutes :)
arnaud deprez Nitrox at 60meters ? You know it gets toxic right ? It only allows you to stay longer in shallower depths