Anyone had any experience with the above agencies - good or bad?

Have not heard anything bad, the most important thing is to meet your instructor, ask alot of questions and ultimately choice someone you feel comfortable with

OK, cool...thanks!

Hi i'm 13 and just finished an SSI Open Water Course. Thier great. They have a great sstem and everything is very orginized. You should of course make sure you have a good instructer.

Hi,
Just finishing up my 7 wk SSI course and they have been great - VERY professional, organzied, first rate. Very nice experience. Check Outs are in June 2002.

They have been very patient, have worked with us as needed, and just overall have been awesome!

Can't say enough about this agency - very well done SSI!

What course did you take?

Basic OW 1

Got SSI OWC in '99, just finished Nitrox and going for wreck/boat/deep dive specialties class in 2 weeks. Very professional and very thorough.

[ 05-23-2002: Message edited by: HardRock66 ]

There are many great certification agencies out there I think the main thing is to find a good instructor and get the certification so you can get out there diving. You will learn more about diving in your continuing classes than you will in your basic. The basic class teaches you what diving is all about and it gets you wet. But the specialty classes (like the advanced class)fine tune your skills as a diver. Whatever you do dont just take the basic class. Get out there and take as many classes as you can so you can be the most safe and comfortable diver possible.