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I would think you'd get the most benefit from having your own gear. The program here consists of bouyancy and trim. They work with you, using your own gear to ensure that it improves your diving. It seems the the course in my area is less than the norm though. One shop actually requires the bouyancy course before going on to anything else after your OW course. But they also require you to be in a BP/W. They won't teach it to those in a jacket style BC. The program is six sessions long with the first being a classroom session to get your rig adjusted properly. The rest are in the pool and they are videotaped so you can review your progress from the beginning of the class to the end of the class. The shop actually has two parts to PPB, at $225 per person per part. So the full thing is really $450 per person.
Shane
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