Maybe this is a dumb question. I've been out of the loop a while. I was
an active scuba diver until about the mid-80's. I used to meet as many
who were NAUI cert'ed as PADI, but not anymore. Anyone know why?
On Friday, 25 September 1998 03:00:00 UTC-4, jujitsu wrote:really knew our stuff when we were finally done. I'm proud to be a NAUI diver. If NAUI is good enough for Jacques Cousteau, NASA and the Navy Seals, it's definitely good enough for me.
Maybe this is a dumb question. I've been out of the loop a while. I was
an active scuba diver until about the mid-80's. I used to meet as many
who were NAUI cert'ed as PADI, but not anymore. Anyone know why?
Like many have said, NAUI is a non-profit organization and as such it's harder for them to compete with PADI. Having said that I was certified by NAUI in 1986. The instructor was a former Navy dive instructor and the course was HARD - physically. We
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