If you’ve just signed up for your Open Water course, or you’re taking a continuing education course for the first time in a while, you’ll likely have come across the term “eLearning”. Let’s take a look into this and see what it’s all about. All dive courses have some form of Knowledge Development. This is […]
Following on from my previous post on photography, I’ve got four additional tips for you to consider. If you haven’t read the previous blog post, find it here. Technique – Also linked to camera you are using, you need to know how to take the best photos. This is all the same stuff as
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Taking pictures underwater is really cool. It can also be very disappointing, returning from a dive with what you think are award winning shots, only to find everything is out of focus, the colours are all wrong, or everything is blurry. So, what are the basic tips? Photo or video? – this article is
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I find some of the most fun courses I teach to be those with children. That’s not to say it isn’t fun teaching adults; it is. The difference with kids is that they don’t hide or temper their excitement, they just go for it! And that brings me nicely onto the topic of this post;
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When we talk about recreational diving, we are often referring to single tank scuba diving in warm water, tropical locations. Just search scuba diving in the search engine of your choice, click on images, and see what comes up! All of my current teaching is for recreational scuba diving. Being more exact, we are
So you’ve become a PADI Open Water Diver. What’s next? Well, a few choices, but the most popular by far is to go on to the Advanced Open Water qualification. The main thing to decide, however, is when to do it. There are a few options. I’ve taught Advanced Open Water to people fresh
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As we are now in the full swing of summer season here, more and more people are wanting to get back into the water, some of whom haven’t dived for a few months, some for a few years. At my current dive centre, we recommend that many such people take a ReActivate (or refresher) course
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After weeks of preparation and anticipation, the Instructor Exam (IE) is done and dusted. And thankfully, I passed! Pleased is an understatement. So, what was it all about then? You can only enter the IE if you have passed your Instructor Development Course (IDC), and your Course Director is willing to enroll you in it.
I’m one week into my Instructor Development Course (IDC), and thought it would be good to give my personal perspective on what I think so far. Firstly, if you are thinking to do the IDC to primarily become a better diver, it’s probably time to rethink. Why is that? The IDC is all about learning
After gaining my Divemaster qualification, I’d already made up my mind that I wanted to go the next step and become an Instructor. Why was that? Well, after working with various instructors throughout my DM course, I really enjoyed the interactions with students and seeing the progress they made throughout their Open Water course. Also,