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On Sun, 1 Feb 1998 22:34:39 -0000, "Keith Lawrence" <false@no.spam>
wrote:

>travs wrote in message <886367935.29040.0.nnrp-09.c1ed8c2f@news.demon.co.uk>...
>>Hi, I want to take up SCUBA diving, should I join a club and do the BSAC
>>courses, or do a PADI course. Whats the difference and what is the BSAC
>>equivalent of the PADI open water.
>
>
>See the ukrs web site on http://www.perrydell.u-net.com/ukrecscuba/, especially the
>'Jasons Summary' part which goes some way to explain the differences.
>
>>
>>Please e-mail your reply.
>
>Nope. The whole purpose of a newsgroup is to share information and experiences, if you
>want a reply, you get it from the newsgroup where everybody can read it.
>
>Keith L
>[Header is false, real address is keithl@perrydell.com]
>
>
Hi Travs,

Have you considered doing a NAUI course?
IMHO,  NAUI fills the gap between the rigours of a BSAC course (length
of time, depth of content - all good stuff, but makes for a long
course), and the resort style - 'get them in and out of training in
the shortest possible time' -  that PADI uses and is infamous for. 
In truth however, a good dive course basically comes down to the
quality, experience and the underlying philosophy of the instructor.
What ever training agency you choose, speak to the instructor first
and get a feel for whether they are really interested in producing
safe, competent divers, or more interested in just getting you through
the course as quickly as possible.

Yours in diving
JT