ME> I want to get the Scubalicense this summer...
ME> I will be 16 then... Anyway somebody told me that I have to have the 
ME> Junior scuba license first... Is that right ? I had a testdrive and 
ME> itwas great , but that doesn't really mean that I have to do the 
ME> Juniorlicense , does it ?
Welcome to the family.  I won't speak for any of the other agencies but I 
know that both YMCA and CMAS would require a junior open water certification 
for someone your age.  Before you get too turned off though it still allows 
you to dive, you just would be required to have a buddy around that had the 
regular open water I certification rating.  Once you get to the correct age 
you would supply dive log information and test out to get your open water I 
certification.
 
****  I have just been advised that you will have to check the national 
standard for these two organizations to determine what their age requirements 
are.  The one's that I quoted earlier hold true in the United States but may 
not be exactly the same in your country. ****
 
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Nice ASCII image.
 
Be wet and well.
 
Dennis
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