JH> I don't want to start a PADI vs NASDS war here, but how can you call 
JH> a course superior when it graduates a nonswimmer?  Until you learned 
JH> how to swim, you were an accident waiting to happen, just as any 
JH> nonswimmer near the water is a danger to themselves.
JH> I don't know how great the course I taught was compared to all the 
JH> others, but I believe it was safe.  Nonswimmers never made it past 
JH> the first night (and a complete refund).
I'm pretty sure that NASDS would not have approved of graduating a 
"non-swimmer" either (my second open water certification class was through 
NASDS).  It just goes to prove my point that a particular instructor can have 
a great effect on the quality of the class.  On a side note "instructors" who 
will cut corners for you may not be doing you a favor (this is not the same 
as considering high levels of experience as prerequisites).
 
Oh go blow some Bubbles.
 
Dennis
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