Even though GUE was founded out of a need to offer another choice in the
technical training issue, a lot of what we are doing is having to RETRAIN
people that have supposedly already been trained.  While I will agree that
it is easier to go find a padi/naui....ect instructor, this person will be
better served if it is thier intention to later dive at a much higher level,
to learn how to do it right the first time.  Right equipment/attitude...  In
the end, they will probably spend much less money and a lot less
aggrevation.

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.


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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