Safety Scuba
Underwater training and certifications?
I am interested in learning to scuba diving, but I'm not real well where to start. How can I find a good place to learn? I do not want to learn from a "fly by night school. I want to learn from experienced people where safety is priority number one. Also, I heard so much about different certifications. I'm not sure how to evaluate these possible. These are some of the certifications available where I live. Can someone explain to me, good or bad and why? PADI NAUI SDI TDI and I am from St. Paul, Minnesota if that helps.
NAUI and PADI are the biggies in North America. They are all more or less the same in Quality of product diver. If you want to give a diving try not to have cash, Padi has what is called Discover Scuba. It's free. Simply register for a local PADI dive shop. You get a basic instruction and you go into a pool, under supervision of instructors for 30 minutes. A great, inexpensive way to see if you like diving without a large cash expenditure for a full course. That way, if you want, shop around for a good dive shop and register for a course in open water (about 300 dollars, plus basic equipment). If you do not like it, the only thing lost was part of an afternoon.
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