Objection your honor. you don't need to be able to Swim to Scube .. I am a living proof of it ..JR8 wrote:Can you swim?
Well no if you want to borrow gear, and go and dive in the Johor Strait with a mate you don't need to swim. You might die, but let's overlook that.ecureilx wrote:Objection your honor. you don't need to be able to Swim to Scube .. I am a living proof of it ..JR8 wrote:Can you swim?
And if you are a follow the instructions, and you learn PROPERLY, you need to know zilch swimming ..
Back to the OP, why not venture out a bit away, so you can get better rates ??
Yes, PADI has a swim test for certification. Not sure about NAUI but I'm guessing they do too.ecureilx wrote:Objection your honor. you don't need to be able to Swim to Scube .. I am a living proof of it ..JR8 wrote:Can you swim?
And if you are a follow the instructions, and you learn PROPERLY, you need to know zilch swimming ..
Back to the OP, why not venture out a bit away, so you can get better rates ??
I have done a dozen plus dives, and I am still alive and am free of bends and everythingJR8 wrote: Well no if you want to borrow gear, and go and dive in the Johor Strait with a mate you don't need to swim. You might die, but let's overlook that.
Yes, you win ..p.s. I speak as somone jaundiced on Asian student divers turning up to do dive training who can't swim, or in fact 'go a bit panicky' if they have to stand in water above their waist. [many stories can follow if required lol]
If you can spare a week plus, you may have a better exposure, by flying off to Philippines. Most of the instructors are qualfied Europeans, Americans and Japanese .. and they don't skimp on safety or standards ... may work out cheaper than arranging a locally fixed group ..Shelton11 wrote:Thanks for the replies, yes I swim daily for about 30 minutes or so pretty comfortably.
Think I'm going to go for the Padi. Will look at all those places thanks
Don't want to burst your bubble or anything, but that statement smacks of pure ignorance. Sorry to be blunt, but that is the most asinine thing I've ever heard. There are only two types of diving where you DON'T have to know how to swim, Muff Diving & Hard Hat/Hose Gear diving. Anybody who jumps in the ocean with SCUBA gear on and doesn't know how to swim is a freakin' idiot. Remind me never to be caught on a boat with you. Period.ecureilx wrote:I have done a dozen plus dives, and I am still alive and am free of bends and everythingJR8 wrote: Well no if you want to borrow gear, and go and dive in the Johor Strait with a mate you don't need to swim. You might die, but let's overlook that.
Yes, you win ..p.s. I speak as somone jaundiced on Asian student divers turning up to do dive training who can't swim, or in fact 'go a bit panicky' if they have to stand in water above their waist. [many stories can follow if required lol]
My wife can swim excellent long distance, and when she donned her first scuba gear and went under water, despite all preperation, she panicked .. and it took a while before she could dip below 10 feet of crystal clear water ..
I don't swim, I can barely swim, but, I have excellent training on diving, and though I never followed through my certification, I have never felt panicked, as long as my training kicked in and knew what to do ..
Your call .. and over and out ..
My confidence to take up diving, was because of encouragement from a US Marine friend of mine, while I was in Palawan, 10 years ago, and I was skeptical, that, though I can struggle my way, I go into panic mode when thrown into deep water .. I never looked back, and don't regret ..
Not gonna argue with a seasoned professional diver ...sundaymorningstaple wrote: My qualifications? I've been NAUI certified since 1976. I've probably made more than 4000 dives from 2 meter pipeline walking through the rice fields of Louisiana to 150 meter Bell Bounce dives in the Natuna Gas Field. I'm also a certified US Federal Blaster as well. I spent the better part of 2 decades diving for Oceaneering International, both in the Gulf of Mexico and all over S.E. Asia. SCUBA diving world wide (but no European/middle east/red sea).
Back to the OP [literally!]. Ok you can swim that is a good start, you would be surprised at the number of students who go on holiday planning to learn to dive who cannot because they don't meet that requirement.Shelton11 wrote:Hi there, i would like to get my scuba certs so I am free to forage.
I have googled tens of places that offer the courses in and around SG. I am a complete novice so would like some advice as to which course to attend so if anyone has experience of this I would be super grateful, such as where? Value for money, destination, quality of waters and instructors.
even horror stories will be joyfully received.
Thanks
JR8 wrote:I think the clue is in that Ecu says he 'always does private dives with an instructor'.
love it- Flipper was a dolphin. the things on your feet are called fins.
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