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Name(s):	David A Thornton
From:	Seven Springs, United States
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	1-2 May 2010
PADI Instructor:	Adam Reid OWSI-493962
Student comments:	Enjoyed the course, very informative especially peak performance buoyancy! King Cruiser wreck dive - lots of lion fish, interesting layouts. Instructor very informative and experienced!
Instructor comments:	Good student made it easy to teach!

Name(s):	Harold S Lawson
From:	Virginia Beach, United States
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	13-14 May 2010
PADI Instructor:	Steve Leathwood OWSI-477474
Student comments:	I enjoyed learning the additional skills such as wreck and fish ID dive. The dives could not have been as enjoyable if I were diving there myself. My instructor did an excellent job at pointing out the many hazards of diving the wreck as well as identifying the many fish and coral during the fish ID portion of my course.
Instructor comments:	Harold keeps improving and knows what areas he needs to work on. An enjoyable course to teach.

Name(s):	Tin Wing Dorcas Chan
From:	Hong Kong, China
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	12-13 June 2010
PADI Instructor:	Steve Leathwood OWSI-477474
Student comments:	Great instructor, teaches me a lot of things. Have detail briefing before each dive. I love DPV dive. Suggest using long sleeve suit else easily sting by jelly fish or scratched by rock/reef. I bring my own cotton long sleeve top and long leggings. Dive around same island for some dive, dive in different island would be better. Visibility is a bit low and can not see much, what a shame. Group of 3 diving together is a good size for training course.
Instructor comments:	No problems, easy to teach, a pleasure to dive with!

Name(s):	William H Speck
From:	Harlingen Texas, United States
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	28-30 July 2010
PADI Instructor:	Josh Potter OWSI-493295
Student comments:	Excellent course! Easy to follow and be relaxed with equipment, practice buoyancy control/more slow/stay calm. Shark Point excellent, dive with leopard shark. Racha Yai good fun, lots on sandy bottom. Any wreck is awesome experience, king cruiser best. Take a camera each day if you can! You want picture of the good experience.
Instructor comments:	No problems, easy to teach!

Name(s):	Fay J Jackson
From:	Johannesburg, South Africa
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	27-29 July 2010
PADI Instructor:	Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797
Student comments:	I thoroughly enjoyed the course and my instructor was patient and friendly and very encouraging The dive sites were beautiful and interesting and the visibility was very good more often than not. I was lucky enough to see a leopard shark. Would definitely recommend Dive The World to friends!
Instructor comments:	No problems, easy to teach!

Name(s):	Jason G Jakubas
From:	Jackson, United states
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	2 September 2010
PADI Instructor:	Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797
Student comments:	Regulator flow was low/re-adjusted then fine. Great instructor, friendly, made the dives enjoyable and relaxed. Lots of fish!! Moray eel, parrot fish, leopard shark ... no whale shark or manta. Very happy with dives, well run.
Instructor comments:	Jason's years of digging around in the Mississippi mud was a help to him and stood him in good stead - no problems.

Name(s):	James M De Wet
From:	Cape Town, South Africa
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	7-8 September 2010
PADI Instructor:	Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797
Student comments:	Absolute pleasure to have Justin as an instructor. Easy to communicate with and simple instruction. No apparent problems. Best, definitely the wall (Koh Doc Mai). Also enjoyed Shark Point. Great experience overall. Very relaxed diving conditions, warm water!! Great website.
Instructor comments:	When a student listens to what we say and incorporates that into his diving it makes my job very easy. Thank you James and well done.

Name(s):	Janine Wenker
From:	Huerth, Germany
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	17-18 October 2010
PADI Instructor:	Justin Hartrey OWSI-494797
Student comments:	I did the advanced course! It was great to do it at so beautiful places! I enjoyed seeing all these different animals while doing the dives! My instructor was very nice and it was so much fun! The dive sites I visited were very beautiful! I saw a lot of different animals, like sharks, a turtle, stingray, cuttlefish, seashores, shrimps, sea stars, common porcupine fish and a lot of beautiful colorful fish! I had 2 amazing days! It was so fun and I really enjoyed it.
Instructor comments:	Janine was a very astute student which made the course fun and easy for her. Congratulations Janine!

Name(s):	Claudiu Ghimbos
From:	Hong Kong
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	14-15 November 2010
PADI Instructor:	Darren Gaspari OWSI-497708
Student comments:	The dive sites, the boats and support given by the diving shop and instructor ... Wonderful!
Instructor comments:	Main problem to overcome was buoyancy and breathing control. Much improved from Open Water course - worked hard to overcome those problems.

Name(s):	Daniel Gunn
From:	South Morang, Australia
Course:	PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
Date:	1-2 October 2011
PADI Instructor:	Daniel Nichols OWSI-286115
Student comments:	Great course and great learning experience, Dan has been a great instructor. Excellent clarity at Racha Yai, not too good at Phi Phi.
Instructor comments:	Daniel did very well during advanced course.

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