Can you PLEASE answer a few questions?
1. What do you have to do to get a permit? (What do they test you on)
2. Do you buy your own gear or rent it?
3. How expensive is it to dive?
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1) well that depends on what dive organization you want to get certified from. The main two are PADI and NAUI. I am certified in PADI and I'm happy with it myself. Getting certified for me involved 6 class sessions, each about an hour long which was then followed by getting into a pool at a YMCA and practicing the skills we learned in class. After that we went to a local quarry and did 4 open water dives, practicing our skills in an actual diving environment. After that which took about a month total I was given a liscense and certificate that stated I was officially PADI certified as an open water diver. After that I got later certified in the summer as an advanced open water diver and was going to get rescue diver certified after but I was to young. This is the first year I can do that so I'll be getting rescue certified in August then divemaster when I'm 18. Here is the breakdown of the main PADI certification levels.
Open Water- 1 month of training (in class, at home, and diving) good to 60 feet deep.
Advanced Open Water- 1 month of training (at home and diving, no in class), good to 100 feet deep (what I currently am)
Rescue Diver- 2 weeks of training (in class, at home, and diving), good to 100 feet and learn the skills to rescue yourself and others on an emergency situation.
Deep Diver- 1 week training (at home and diving), good to 130 feet deep.
Divemaster- up to 6 months training (in class, at home, diving, assisting classes), good to 130 feet and learn the skills to assist classes, comfort/calm stressed divers, and all that other fun stuff.
2) I personally rent my gear but that's because I outgrow stuff every year, when I'm 21 and stop growing I'll probably but my own stuff.
3) diving definitely isn't the cheapest sport but it's not terribly expensive. The most money is getting your gear, buy it once when you're done growing and you won't spend much more money on things other than dive park fees (dirt cheap), air refills, and dive trips.
if you want me to better elaborate on a specific subject then please feel free to PM me, hope you get certified dude, it's an amazing thing to do!
