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Originally Posted by Splitlip
Believe it.
The agencies today make certification too easy. Everybody passes. Eventually, we all hope, with experience will come skills.
My pet peave is seeing over weighted divers. Over weighting affects buoyancy control and gas consumption among other skills. Mostly though, it puts the person in an upright or almost upright position where the fins drag and kick the bottom, damaging the reefs (here).
Sadly, it is the BCD, that enables people to overweight. (couple more shots of gas in the bladder and I'm good to go. Right?) I see them often hanging like puppets pedalling away. Instructor's don't spend enough time on this skill IMO.
If you look a t a lot of folks' pictures even here on this site, it looks like they are riding bikes. That because they are over weighted.
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That problem is as much to do with the divers as it is the resort... someone shows up... want to pay money to go diving... using rental gear... has no idea what weight to use... so they just over weight everyone... You ever see a resort do a weight check? I never have... and if you ask (say you are using new gear, new suit and a tank you are not familar with)... they look at you like you are crazy.