I had just read that article, and while looking for more info, I luckily stumbled upon this site. I am just finishing up my certification classes and confined water dives for my open water certification. I will be going to St Maarten in Feb. and am planning to finish my certification there. I've been there before and I think I know what place they are referring to. If it's where I'm thinking, it's the place I'm staying at and I have taken the resort course with them before. I felt it was somewhat disorganized, and without prior training, I did not realize how unsafe they might have been. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good safe company to use there for both certification and subsequent dives? I haven't really looked around on this forum yet, so let me know if I should have posted this in another area.
Thanks,
Frank