Douglas W. \Popeye\ Frederick

<kevinbarfield@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>i live in england and holiday abroad which would be best padi or bsac


Both are fine abroad.

Some argue that the BSAC system, radically different that pretty much all
other systems of training, has more benefit.

Some don't agree, and a lively discussion will ensue.

We'd love to have you here, and welcome, but there's an excellent
UK.Rec.scuba which may have better answers for your proximity.

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Ian Blakeley

On Mon, 21 May 2007 16:50:42 -0400 in uk.rec.scuba, Douglas W.
"Popeye" Frederick says:

><kevinbarfield@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>>i live in england and holiday abroad which would be best padi or bsac
>

All together now - it depends on the instructor and how you get on
with them.

You'll have no issues using either qualification to dive pretty much
anywhere in the world. PADI is a commercial training organisation and
will sell you the training in incremental courses. Whereas BSAC is
principally a club based system where you would join a local club and
train and dive with them. However, to confuse matters BSAC have a
commercial arm and sell some training and there are PADI clubs often
affiliated with a particular shop.

Where abouts in the country are you? That will help with suggestions
from locals. Also consider what type of diving you may want to do,
diving in cool temperate tidal waters is a bit different to the med
for instance.

> Both are fine abroad.
>
> Some argue that the BSAC system, radically different that pretty much all
>other systems of training, has more benefit.
>
> Some don't agree, and a lively discussion will ensue.

I think the bait's gone off actually ;-)



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rads

On Wed, 23 May 2007 07:37:06 +0100, Ian Blakeley <boots@despammed.com>
wrote:


>I think the bait's gone off actually ;-)

And the few remaining fish aren't biting.

David

Ken

"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote in
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>>i live in england and holiday abroad which would be best padi or bsac

Doesn't matter. How good (or otherwise) a diver you eventually become is
ultimately down to YOU. The same physics and physiology apply regardless of
the training agency.

Ken

Nigel Hewitt

rads <radsxxunspamxx@xxunspamxxdavidradley.freeserve.co .uk> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 May 2007 07:37:06 +0100, Ian Blakeley <boots@despammed.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>> I think the bait's gone off actually ;-)
>
> And the few remaining fish aren't biting.

I think the problem is that in the UK it isn't seen as
alternatives just tools. When I bought a PADI course
it wasn't tattoed on my rear end as 'owned' and when I
joined a BSAC club I hadn't been turned forever to the
dark side.

At this time of year BSAC clubs are out in the water
diving as they tend do their pool training over the
winter so 'now' courses tend to be PADI even if it's
some BSACie short-cutting from Ocean Diver to Sports
Diver.

So many people start PADI and dive BSAC it's hard to
get a traditional usenet fight going as we all have a
foot in both camps or, at least, people we dive with do.

nigelH



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At the end of the day does it matter who you are taught by?

There is only so many questions you can ask, and they all teach you how to
dive and come back up alive. you get the retentive divers where ever you go!