If you are considering taking a Refresher Scuba Course you should ask yourself the following question: When was the last time I dove?
Who Should Take a Refresher Scuba Course?
According to a survey conducted by DEMA, The Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, in which more than 24,000 divers participated, 11.8% of them said they had not dived in more than a year. Another 21.7% admitted that, although they consider themselves divers, they are not active for various reasons.
In any case, if you find yourself in one of these groups and want to dive again, Dressel Divers and PADI advise you to take a refresher scuba course.
Although your diving certification is valid for life, after a long time without diving you should refresh your knowledge and skills before jumping into the water. It’s a safety issue. It is also true that refresher needs may vary from one person to another. Even if for both of you the same amount of time has passed since you last dived. Getting certified during a vacation and not diving again until the next one is not the same as being an experienced diver with an extensive logbook and stopping your activity for some time. Surely, all of them are going to enjoy the benefits of taking a refresher scuba course, but some divers will be more aware of needing it than others. Oddly enough, it is usually the more experienced ones.