@GNUmatic granted, CMAS and espechally BSAC do have a more "logged dive experience"-based ranking that does acknowedge adverse conditions.

OFC one can speedrun PADI OWSI with like 500 divers, but I don't see a good reason for that.

• Instead people do mock #PADI with the slogan*"Put All Dollars In"*, but for better or worse they are the MasterCard of certifications.

Obviously the nicest spots are somewhat "skill-gated" cuz no serious operator of a diveclub or liveaboard will let freshly certified rookies go at arms lenght with a Longimanus.

• And whilst many clubs nowadays bundle #Nitrox with OWD and offer #FreeNitrox as the typical recreational MOD is 40m anyway, that isn't considered "tech diving" because it doesn't push the envelope.

Also the Problem is and remains: Dudes that refuse to accept limits…

• And those that do flatline believe they are invincible to medical and physical facts! I mean, Yuri Lipski was declined for all the right reasons by all the responsible #diveguides in the area, yet he chose to curbstomp the rules that exist for reasons and would've prevented his demise if he followed!