| With the increase in the popularity of
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| | International, and PDIC. These
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| the sport, numerous centers and programs
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| | organizations offer some of the best
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| for scuba diving certification has come
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| | scuba courses and training instructors
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| up in recent years. In the United States
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| | available. However, the training method,
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| alone, there are nearly 2000 professional
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| | duration, lessons etc may not be the same
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| scuba dive centers. The first thing you'd
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| | with all of them. For example, NAUI
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| need to do before joining a program is to
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| | courses are often more technical in the
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| check out the various centers and find
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| | classroom than other programs but can't
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| out which one of them should be most
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| | be said better or worse than the rest.
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| suitable for you.
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| | So, the outcome of the training and
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| Open Water Diver Certification:
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| | course will ultimately depend on your own
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| You have to be at least 15 years old to
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| | effort and individual instructor.
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| get the open water diver certification.
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| | Bubblemakers, Scuba rangers, and SASY are
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| Most open water certifications let you
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| | some of the popular agencies specializing
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| dive by yourself without an instructor
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| | in providing Junior Open Water Diver
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| present (if the charter does not make it
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| | Certification for people between ages 10
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| compulsory). There is also Junior Open
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| | to 15.
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| Water Diver Certification for people
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| | Course:
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| between ages 10 to 15. Before getting
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| | The duration of a scuba diving
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| your certification, it is recommended by
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| | certification course usually depends on
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| almost every center that you are in good
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| | you and your schedule. Basically, it
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| physical health. Some centers may even
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| | takes about two to three months to get a
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| require you to obtain a medical
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| | full certification which would cost
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| certificate before enrolling in a
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| | between $175.00 and $250.00 and may
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| certification program. You also need to
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| | include accessories such as books,
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| know how to swim though you don't
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| | tables, and rental equipment etc (you'll
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| necessarily have to be good at it.
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| | have to buy or rent your own scuba diving
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| However, you should be able to swim 200
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| | equipment). A certification course
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| yards using any stroke, and be able to
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| | normally includes classroom work,
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| float or tread on water for about 10
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| | examinations, practical skills sessions,
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| minutes.
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| | and four to five open water dives.
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| Scuba Dive Centers for Certification:
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| | Classroom work may be held once a week
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| There are numerous scuba dive centers
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| | with more intensive weekends which
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| around that can teach you the technical
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| | include advanced reading, while open
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| background knowledge and practical skills
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| | water dives typically take two more days.
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| of scuba diving, but not all of them are
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| | The basic scuba diver certification
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| completely reliable. Try to do a little
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| | permits you to dive from 60 to 100 feet
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| research before registering yourself for
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| | below the surface, while an advanced
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| a program. Also consider an agency that
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| | scuba diving certification allows you to
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| offers an internationally recognized
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| | take deep dives of about 130 feet. The
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| certification card if you travel a lot.
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| | advanced scuba diving certification
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| Some of the most popular and biggest
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| | concentrates more on safety, physics,
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| scuba diving certification agencies
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| | navigation, night diving, physiology
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| include PADI, NAUI, YMCA, Scuba Schools
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| | diving and the dive tables.
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