Quote Originally Posted by amtrosie View Post
This is a class!!! This is where you start to develop the skills used in scuba diving....These certifications are a license to learn You now have the basic knowledge to DEVELOP the skills .
Thanks for that Amtrosie - it's a good point to note and i know i'm worrying needlessly.

Based on what you said - one thing i remember the instructor saying when I was towing in the other student, while practicing the rescue breaths and trying to take off the gear (now that was hard work!!!) - where you count for 5, the instructor said that at one point, I only counted for 3....it doesn't matter. like you said I'm still learning the skills and remembering what was said on the EFR course, you are still helping that person.

But the instructor came across as being a patronizing putz anyway (his one guy I haven't dived with before) on more than one occasion during the course.

Thanks again for the advice (and to DaddyH2O as well)