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This blog post deals with some aspects and tips about how to find a suitable diving center when you’re just starting with scuba diving. Whether it’s for the
OWD (Open Water Diver) Course or for your first
Try Scuba, the choice of the diving center plays an important and decisive role.
On the one hand you’ll be nervous and insecure in the beginning. A good diving center and above all a good diving instructor will help you so much to handle that. Trust and the feeling of safety is a relevant aspect here!
And on the other hand, later on you’ll be glad about having a good education. Even though all diving centers should have the same educational content, it makes a difference who and how they teach it. That’s like in school, with competent and pedagogically good teachers and the opposite of these ones.
Before we give you a few tips, we have to say that all this does not necessarily apply to a good diving center. Some may seem to be great, but are still not ideal for beginners, in our eyes.
In the following aspects we’ll differentiate between finding a good diving center from home or on site.