Author Topic: SCUBA divers! Some questions (Read 2709 times)

mrblack · « **Reply #60 on:** January 23, 2004, 05:45:04 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Divemaster....Sniper...beats me. From the hearty lean of the boat noticed in the picture, he's certainly a Buffet Warrior

Now by God that Is Funny

Ping · « **Reply #61 on:** January 23, 2004, 06:12:47 PM »

Martlet · « **Reply #62 on:** January 23, 2004, 07:03:38 PM »

I'd say go for it for sure. I've been diving for years, and all over the world. In college, I dove for sea urchins to pay for school. Diving in winter off the coast of Maine is a kick and a half.

Even if you only use it once on vacation, you'll be glad you got it.

Someone said you need to dive yearly to keep your card current, and diving without a buddy is illegal.

Unless they've changed the laws and I'm not aware of it, neither is true. While you may be rusty, you're still legal even if you haven't been diving in years. Also, while diving without a buddy is stupid, last I knew that wasn't illegal either.

While commercial diving, we spent 6 or so hours a day in the water, and rarely saw another diver. We only came up to change tanks.

edit: I went through NASDS, by the way.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #63 on:** January 23, 2004, 07:49:01 PM »

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I went through NASDS, by the way.

my original certs where NASDS, I later found out that their records burned in the late 70's, so when I lost my card a couple years ago, they had no record of me. luckly the shop I trained at is still open and one of the old-timers remembered me after a pointed out a pic of me in their store(at the time I was the youngest diver to certify in the state, so it was kind of a big deal to the shop at the time). now I got this SSI card, I never heard of them until I had the card, the anoying part is the damn thing says "certified 2002" instead of '77.

the old NASDS card also had a fairly cool feature of your relivant medical history on micro-film, built into the card and it also came with a dive-pendant that had the same info.

Martlet · « **Reply #64 on:** January 23, 2004, 08:00:32 PM »

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the old NASDS card also had a fairly cool feature of your relivant medical history on micro-film, built into the card and it also came with a dive-pendant that had the same info.

They still do. It's a great feature.

I used to have one from DAN, too. I'm not sure if they're still in business, though. I haven't been an active diver, except on vacation, in years.

mrblack · « **Reply #65 on:** January 23, 2004, 08:04:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Martlet
They still do. It's a great feature.

I used to have one from DAN, too. I'm not sure if they're still in business, though. I haven't been an active diver, except on vacation, in years.

DAN is still going strong .
it's good stuff I use along with PADI ins.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #66 on:** January 23, 2004, 09:28:58 PM »

the guy at the shop told me NASDS went out of bussiness. maybe he was just BS'n me so I wouldn't go to another shop.
thats good to hear, maybe I can get ahold of them and get a copy of my original.

edit- nevermind, I just looked it up and NASDS is now ssi. no micro-film in the new cards.

Martlet · « **Reply #67 on:** January 24, 2004, 09:29:49 AM »

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Originally posted by capt. apathy
the guy at the shop told me NASDS went out of bussiness. maybe he was just BS'n me so I wouldn't go to another shop.
thats good to hear, maybe I can get ahold of them and get a copy of my original.

edit- nevermind, I just looked it up and NASDS is now ssi. no micro-film in the new cards.

I guess I'll have to hold onto my old card, then.

Wow, nasds merged with ssi in 1999. That shows you how much I keep up with things.

Did it just merge in North America? I see some of the interntional sites still go by NASDS.