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23 years ago
at the beginning of july (in the bloody middle of winter) i signed up to do the PADI Divemaster course.
since then i have completed four of the eight required exams;
- supervising general diving activities – 100%
- assisting with student divers in training – 100%
- divemaster conducted programs – 100%
- the physics of diving – 90%
i was almost physically packing myself over the physics exam (and a little bit about the upcoming physiology exam as well, but colin our instructor was great and i managed to fluff on through it. i have not managed to remember any of what we learnt that night .. but for all my possible victims students, dont worry, i am sure it will come back to me if and when i need it!
i’ve set aside tuesday and thursday nights for the remainder of the course. apart from the next four exams, i have got to get my ass in training for the swims. 8 lengths of the olympic pool in newmarket!! at least all this training will aid me in my latest goal which is to fit my very rotund ass into a drysuit. not that i dont love my wetsuit – but why dive in a wetsuit in winter/spring and get cold afterwards when i can dive in a lovely warm drysuit and then just step out of it afterwards.
exactly! theres no damn reason. so off to the pool i go on tuesday night. but i will take my bcd and tanks in case i get bored and feel like lying on the bottom of the pool watching the swimmers go by.
Dive! Dive! Dive!
03 years ago
i started my divemaster course today.
i was planning on taking the rest of january off when nell and i got back from south america – but certain property purposes whilst i was away meant i had to get my unemployed ass into employment as soon as possible.
leigh and i were going to spend a month up in tutukaka doing the course full time when andrew and anna were working there, but now that they are back down in auckland and working at Global Dive (westhaven marina), squidleigh and i are going to do the course now, together and with them. woooooo! plan the dive and dive the plan?? something like that.
squidleigh got his dive name through a very unfortunate incident on our advanced open water course. i think its a whole nother blog entirely. in fact, just about everyone we know has dive names.
advanced open water dive course, poor knights, december 2006squidleigh on the left, me (chichi) on the beanbag and anna (sensei) our instructor on the right
january would have been a much better time to do it – considering new zealand is right in the middle of the icy grip of winter. luckily enough for me, the first round is an open water course being held in the heated olympic pool in newmarket.
and i want to give the big ups to mr cossie who managed to collect my dive computer after it had its battery replaced (nearly three months ago). luckily he works near the shop – cos i am too unorganised to do it myself!
so here we go …. PADI Divemaster! the next button on the list.
PADI Divemaster Course Details
Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers.
During the PADI Divemaster program, you learn dive leadership skills through both classroom and independent study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises, as well as training exercises that stretch your ability to organize and solve problems. You put this knowledge into action through an internship or series of practical training exercises.
- Knowledge Development: 12 topics ranging from dive theory to assisting student divers in training
- Prerequisites: PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization), PADI Rescue Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization), 20 logged dives, 18 years old.
- Minimum Number of Logged Dives: 60 for certification as PADI Divemaster
