Comments on: Thinking about SCUBA diving in the philippines but don’t have certification? http://www.diverscourses.com/scuba-diving-courses/thinking-about-scuba-diving-in-the-philippines-but-dont-have-certification/ All about Scuba Diving Courses Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Orsk http://www.diverscourses.com/scuba-diving-courses/thinking-about-scuba-diving-in-the-philippines-but-dont-have-certification/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Orsk Sat, 23 May 2009 01:27:49 +0000 http://www.diverscourses.com/scuba-diving-courses/thinking-about-scuba-diving-in-the-philippines-but-dont-have-certification/#comment-343 Well, let me get the bad news out of the way first. First of they probably won't let you dive unless they are willing to risk their insurance and dive shop to let you dive. Second they may make you take a course, and some of them are short. To be a PADI Scuba Diver it would take maybe two days but you would be required to dive with a PADI Divemaster or above for each of your dives. Third a "Discover Scuba" class is usually limited to less than 40 ft on their dives and that's after a few hours of instruction. Fourth, I'm afraid some of the best dives would be out of your reach, however there is still a lot to see at less than 40 ft. Now for the better news You should contact the agencies that you have dove with before and try to get copies of anything they have to see if you can compile it together and get a certification through one of them. Another option would be to take the PADI online course to get all of your book work out of the way and do the confined and open water portion while you are in the Philippines. It could take a day maybe two to finish the water skills. One thing you will have to remember though is that you can't fly for a minimum of 12 hours after diving, and sometimes 24 hours depending on your dive profile so that could take up one of your days. Good luck Well, let me get the bad news out of the way first.

First of they probably won’t let you dive unless they are willing to risk their insurance and dive shop to let you dive.

Second they may make you take a course, and some of them are short. To be a PADI Scuba Diver it would take maybe two days but you would be required to dive with a PADI Divemaster or above for each of your dives.

Third a “Discover Scuba” class is usually limited to less than 40 ft on their dives and that’s after a few hours of instruction.

Fourth, I’m afraid some of the best dives would be out of your reach, however there is still a lot to see at less than 40 ft.

Now for the better news

You should contact the agencies that you have dove with before and try to get copies of anything they have to see if you can compile it together and get a certification through one of them. Another option would be to take the PADI online course to get all of your book work out of the way and do the confined and open water portion while you are in the Philippines. It could take a day maybe two to finish the water skills. One thing you will have to remember though is that you can’t fly for a minimum of 12 hours after diving, and sometimes 24 hours depending on your dive profile so that could take up one of your days.

Good luck

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