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A course for Buoyancy?

Started by SteveC , Oct 21 2007 06:22 PM

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#1 SteveC

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Posted 21 October 2007 - 06:22 PM

I got certified with NAUI but can't find anything with them. Is there a buoyancy control course offered by another agency?
Thanks for any help,
Steve :thankyou:

Edited by SteveC, 21 October 2007 - 06:22 PM.

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#2 pir8

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Posted 21 October 2007 - 07:18 PM

I got certified with NAUI but can't find anything with them. Is there a buoyancy control course offered by another agency?
Thanks for any help,
Steve

I teach the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy course.

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#3 JimG

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Posted 22 October 2007 - 08:48 AM

There's the GUE Fundamentals course, but you will have to do it in DIR-compliant gear (backplate and wings, non-split fins, etc). It will definitely teach you something about buoyancy control though, plus quite a bit more.

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#4 TraceMalin

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Posted 22 October 2007 - 09:35 AM

I run a buoyancy workshop and a tek prep class for PDIC that is agency neutral after having been trained by GUE, IANTD, TDI, NSS-CDS and NACD absorbing what is useful from all and compiling it into an agency agnostic prep class... I also just won the regional Ultimate Diver Challenge buoyancy competition! :cool1:

But, if you want a nice instructor who will high five you when you do well, pir8 is great!

Trace Malinowski
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#5 pir8

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Posted 22 October 2007 - 10:03 AM

Thanks Trace, at least you weren't a judge in the competition.

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#6 jextract

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 11:26 AM

... I also just won the regional Ultimate Diver Challenge buoyancy competition!
...

I seem to remember the first sentence of this post: http://www.singlediv...showtopic=14195

Hmmmm......
:thankyou:

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