Here in Hawaii, snorkeling is definitely diving...Annie D - OW/Pre-school teacher
September 21, 2007 at 00:05:26Re: "...There is nothing wrong with being an OW diver, but unfortunately you won't be aware of the content of an instructor course. Otherwise you'll know that snorkelling is entirely different from diving activities. As an instructor Dan aleady knows this." Annie D |
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Don't be foolish Lucas. During my Open Water course, Open Water Dive #3 was all about learning to dive with snorkeling equipment and without the use of compressed air. In my Open Water manual, the performance requirements are spelled out on page 176: "After completing Open-Water Training Dive #3, you will be able to...perform a surface dive...demonstrate proper ascent and descent techniques...clear a snorkel by the displacement method..."
Open Water Dive #3 was fun and easy for me because that's the kind of diving many of us enjoy most here in Hawaii. In Hawaii, kids practically grow up in the ocean--we start diving with mask, fins and snorkel almost as soon as we start swimming. I swim and dive almost every day and like many divers here in Hawaii, I usually dive without the clutter of compressed air breathing equipment.
There is nothing wrong with being a BSAC Advanced "diver" Lucas, even if you are ignorant about diving. | 
