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"Bengt Jönsson" wrote:
> 
> The general consensus on this list seems to be that PADI and NAU are
> substandard agencies and I should stay clear of them. The onnly on averybody
> seems to think is any good is GUE. I have been looing at their site but
> can't find any info about beginner courses. All courses seems to resuire me
> to have several logged dive before starting. I don't really see how I can
> acomplish this on my own.
> 

GUE is (for now) an agency for technical (read
experienced) divers. You are not going down that road
for some time yet. What you need to do, is go to an
agency like PADI, NAUI, CMAS and get Open Water
instruction.

> The other recomendation I think everybody agrees on is that the agency is
> unimportant and I should get the best instructor. (There seems to be a
> slight contradiction here...) How do I know if the instructor is any good
> since I don't know very much about diving, only what I have picked up from
> the lists.

Talk to someone you know, ask them about their
experieces with different shops, agencies and
instructors. If you don't know anyone who dives, ask for
advice on the swedish newsgroup. That would be the right
place to get some information about
divecenters/instructors close to you.

After you have completed you open water course, and
logged enough dives, you should be in a position to
decide whether tecnical diving is a direction you want
to pursue. Then go get a GUE course if that's what you
think you need. (BTW. have a look at the web page of
"Dykutbilderna i Vãstervik"
http://www.dykutbildarna-vvik.se/home.asp). Their
instructors are trained with IANTD and GUE, and they
conduct PADI OW classes.

Hope this helps!

Oystein
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