“remember the guy in my class barfing underwater while we did our first “
I’ve done that, at about 102 feet.
Yeah, well this idiot took the regulator COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS MOUTH FIRST. Narrowly avoided disaster. I was asked a couple of years after I got certified if I’d be interested in taking the PADI IDC and becoming a Dive Master. I took one look at the insurance requirements and cost and decided it just wasn’t worth it. Better to do it on my terms.