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From: hogg@utcsri.UUCP (John Hogg)
Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba
Subject: Re: Certification
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 12:11:47 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 18 12:11:47 1985
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In article <563@riccb.UUCP> rjnoe@riccb.UUCP (Roger J. Noe) writes:
>I think NAUI is really only active in the United States,
>but this certification is recognized all over.

As a matter of fact, an autonomous organization, NAUI Canada, exists north
of the border; there may be others in other countries.  (It's been a
while.)  The U of T course associated with the university club (the Hart
House Underwater Club) is NAUI Basic Certification, and runs 68 hours,
about half theory and half practical.  This is more than is really needed,
even for northern diving, but produces graduates who are quite comfortable
in the water.

I second Roger's comments about certification agencies, except that I
question his suggestion that multiple certifications ("cross-certification")
are useful.  My NAUI card has been accepted with never a blink in
Ontario, the US and the Bahamas.  Do they get twitchy somewhere else?
-- 

John Hogg
Computer Systems Research Institute, UofT
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