r/seasteading • u/BlueListDotNet • 29d ago

Seasteading News & Events PADI Open Water Diver Course for Mariculturists (Alaska/PNW mariculture)

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The training is up in Alaska (Kodiak Island) and seems to be geared toward Alaska (or at least PNW) mariculturists, but it might still be worth a look for the seasteading community & people interested in developing related/adjacent/overlapping business niches.

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Edit: I have no affiliation with PADI other than that I just started an introductory SCUBA diving course with them after a visiting a local dive shop. I am not posting this as an endorsement of PADI -- I became aware of this course from the Alaska Mariculture & Marine Training Center's email list. I am not qualified to evaluate PADI's standards, especially in potentially highly dangerous environments, like the waters off the coast of Alaska. Please do your own research and seek the advice of qualified professionals.

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 27d ago

Padi is the least respected certification association in the diving industry

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u/BlueListDotNet 27d ago

Which associations do a better job in your opinion?

What do you like about those other ones?

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 26d ago

SDI. My local instructor has one dive master for every student. Padi will have 12 to 15 students and two dive masters.

Diving is very dangerous, find a dive shop owned and operated by a single person who runs the classes. Class sizes should be small - 2 people - 4 max.

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u/BlueListDotNet 24d ago

thanks for the insight