At Rick

At Rick's Dive 'N Travel Center we want to help you make the RIGHT choice about where you "Learn to Dive" - unfortunately, we get to hear all the horror stories about the "so called" cheap Scuba classes. After all, you only take one Open Water Scuba Certification course...if you learn the right way!!

You are welcome to use this form to help you compare
RICK'S DIVE 'N TRAVEL CENTERS'
Open Water Class with other dive shops!
Just call them and fill in the blanks. We're sure you'll find Rick's not only the right place for you to learn to dive, it's the right place for you to keep diving!

**please feel free to print out this information and take it with you**

	RICK'S	Shop #2	Shop #3	Shop #4
Do you have dedicated classrooms on premises?	YES
Do you use multi-media presentations?	YES
Do you have an instructional video I can take home?	YES
Do you have an indoor heated pool on site?	YES
Is your indoor pool over 8' deep?	YES
Can I practice in your pool after certification for free?	YES
Can I use your pool to try equipment before I buy from you?	YES
Do you use boats for your certification dives?	YES
Do you have an underwater platform to use for new divers?	YES
Are air fills included on the Open Water certification?	YES
Do you split your certification dives over two days?	YES
Do you limit your groups underwater to a maximum of 4 students?	YES
Do you avoid shore diving for group certification dives?	YES
Are my text book & log book included in the course?	YES*
Do I get to keep my text kit?	YES
Am I certified through PADI?	YES
Do I receive a certification card & certificate upon successful completion?	YES
Do you have a fully stocked retail dive center?	YES
Do you offer a student discount on my equipment purchases?	YES
Do I receive any additional discounts if I sign up my friends?	YES
Do you sponsor local & coastal dive trips?	YES
Do you have a newsletter or electronic e-news?	YES
Do you have a buddy locator list so I can keep diving?	YES
Do these people sound like people I'd want to dive with?	YES