Children Diving

MJH · December 6th, 2005, 07:36 PM

My son (12) is currently Padi trained. My question is ' do DIR train kids and if so from what age?' I have asked a few friends and no one seems to know. Can any one help me please?

fraser · December 6th, 2005, 07:56 PM

Well from the standards the minimum age to take Fundies is 16.

I don't know what the new Open Water course age limits will be though - but as your son is already trained I presume Fundies would be the next step.

Fraser.

boomx5 · December 6th, 2005, 08:26 PM

My son was cerified at 10 and has been diving for a couple of years now. I actually have worked with him on many of the different skills and drills that are taught in a DIR-F class. However, I take the rate at which he progresses very slow as I couldn't live with myself if something happend to him. He is an excellent little diver, but he's still very young (13 now) and his body as well as his mental capacity needs time to grow. The other thing is to keep him shallow. My son hasn't been over 33' (that's feet

) and doesn't need to go any deeper to experience the joys of diving. I know this is unsolicited advise, but I'm just very passionate about my kids and their saftey and wanted to pass on a father's perspective.

*JohnKendall* · December 6th, 2005, 11:34 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by MJH)

My son (12) is currently Padi trained. My question is ' do DIR train kids and if so from what age?' I have asked a few friends and no one seems to know. Can any one help me please?

16 is the minimum age for GUE Fundamentals, and the Openwater course.

HTH
J

December 6th, 2005, 07:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
MJH(Offline) Mask? Oh yes, I thought it was cold.... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orpington, Kent Posts: 389	Children Diving My son (12) is currently Padi trained. My question is ' do DIR train kids and if so from what age?' I have asked a few friends and no one seems to know. Can any one help me please?

December 6th, 2005, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
fraser(Offline) "I'm only late on your timescale" Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 463	Well from the standards the minimum age to take Fundies is 16. I don't know what the new Open Water course age limits will be though - but as your son is already trained I presume Fundies would be the next step. Fraser. __________________ Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

December 6th, 2005, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
boomx5(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 45	My son was cerified at 10 and has been diving for a couple of years now. I actually have worked with him on many of the different skills and drills that are taught in a DIR-F class. However, I take the rate at which he progresses very slow as I couldn't live with myself if something happend to him. He is an excellent little diver, but he's still very young (13 now) and his body as well as his mental capacity needs time to grow. The other thing is to keep him shallow. My son hasn't been over 33' (that's feet ) and doesn't need to go any deeper to experience the joys of diving. I know this is unsolicited advise, but I'm just very passionate about my kids and their saftey and wanted to pass on a father's perspective.

December 6th, 2005, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,102	Quote: (Originally Posted by MJH) My son (12) is currently Padi trained. My question is ' do DIR train kids and if so from what age?' I have asked a few friends and no one seems to know. Can any one help me please? 16 is the minimum age for GUE Fundamentals, and the Openwater course. HTH J