junior scuba diving licence (and diving with alcohol)
Announcements Posted on     • Thread Starter     I have tried
googling this and searching on the PADI website it's been a few
years since I did my training so I can't remember.      1) I'm
18 and have a junior licence. Will this be a problem?      2) I
know you shouldn't drink and dive, but what are the times? I
know you shouldn't dive and fly within 24hrs, but what about
alcohol? Is it at least 12 hours before that you shouldn't
drink?     It isn't a problem having the 'junior open water' or
'junior advanced open water' - but I think there are extra
restrictions (on depths/times) compared to 'open water' or
'advanced open water'.      With drinking and diving, think of
it like driving a car - except that there is no absolute legal
limit. I tend to limit myself to a couple of pints the night
before, which is probably overcautious - but I'd rather be on
that side of the line!     I would aim to not get in the water
at the very least until I was safe to dri