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Hello, everyone, I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice. I apologize if I haven’t posted this in the correct category. Over my life I have found that information that could have been had at the beginning of a project WOULD have been much more helpful than when I actually gained the knowledge (at the end of the project). So, I am now looking for some insight before I go further.
I am interested in becoming a dive instructor. I was wondering if all of you can give a newbie some advice. Here's a little background. I am NOT certified. Long story short, I have gone through PADI open water training a decade ago, but am NOT certified. I have about 50 dives. Please don’t ask how-lived in the Carib for awhile. None of which are logged. I suppose I can go back, look at the various videos and date some of them and try to remember where I was(but there would be no instructor signature). However, I don’t even know if this would be beneficial.
I am looking to go from beginner through whatever would qualify me to teach at a resort/dive shop. I believe that is the PADI OWSI. I have seemed to gather that PADI qualifies me in more places than others(as opposed to NAUI,SSI,etc), so I believe I will attempt that.
First off, where should I go through all this training? In other words the cheapest dive spots on the planet. It used to be ffice:smarttags" />Honduras, but it looks like there prices now are higher than Thailand and the lace w:st="on">Philippineslace>. Any thoughts-please somewhere warm- I hate the full body suits and cant imagine taking them off and on ALL the time for 3-6 months. Additionally, I believe that one prerequisite for the OWSI is that you have been certified diver fro 6 months and 100 dives (maybe 150-I get confused). Would it be advisable that I get the open water diver cert NOW and at a later date go hardcore and dive everyday for 3 months so I can meet the 6 month requirement before I go abroad?
Would it be cheaper for me to get a NAUI Divemaster or something similar and than convert it to a PADI course?
Any info would help this potential diver-Thanks all in advance.
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To recap:
Would my former non-logged, non instructed dives count if I get a logbook and record them now?
Where is the cheapest place to Dive?
Do I need to meet a 6 month requirement?(and therefore get certified now?)
Is it cheaper to get NAUI or something similar and then convert to PADI?