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Scuba Diving Has An 80% Drop Out Rate, Learn To Keep Diving
Although there are many different organizations that certify Scuba Divers (PADI, SDI, YMCA, etc) there is problem with keeping people diving. Even though once you’re certified, there is no expiration on your certification cards, its important that you keep diving and stay current with changes in the dive sciences.
Dive organizations and instructors should
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help reduce the drop out rates, although there is little money in keeping divers as apposed to the income potential in new divers.
Many people choose to take a “crash course” in scuba diving, which is one reason why people don't keep diving. Resort Dive Operations or Cruise Lines are doing what they can for the little time they have someone visiting them and try to offer many services.
I also thought about getting certified while in Mexico on a trip, thinking that it would be much easier to get certified during the week I was on vacation there. I am sure that if I did choose that option I would not be diving today.
Learning to Scuba Dive when you’re focused on the training and not your vacation will make you a better diver and give you the confidence to keep diving. When you learn in some of the most beautiful places on earth, you will get spoiled and chose not to dive locally, where you can really miss some great diving experiences.
With proper training, you become a confident diver and learn local diving. This puts you in a much better position to enjoy your vacation and the dives do there, while you can continue diving and dive training so that you can experience so much more in diving.
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Another area where divers drop out is, that after the basic training, they cannot find others to go dive with. Some instructors are either too busy or because there is not money in diving with those who they already certified. The second part is not true, the more people dive, the more they will want to expand their training and equipment, resulting in more money for the instructor and dive operations.
However, there is a way that divers can meet others and keep diving. Joining online diving communities and forums will enhance your confidence and allow you interact with other divers in your area or an area you are planning on visiting.
Online dive communities and forums can also be a useful tool if you’re interested in starting your diving experience and get most of your initial questions answered.
Together, we can keep diving and sharing our underwater experiences with others, will get more people into the underwater world.
Robert Inglis a certified scuba diver and creator of
DiverFest.com - a Buddy Diver
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