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Training to be a Divemaster in Tulum, Mexico
Contributors
Where I am
Books I'm reading
- Journey into Fear – Eric Ambler
- Ashenden – Somerset Maugham
- Epitaph for a Spy – Eric Ambler
- Istanbul Passage – Joseph Kanon
- The Spies - Luis Fernando Veríssimo
- Uncommon Danger - Eric Ambler
- The Sound of Things Falling - Juan Gabriel Vasquez
- The Secret History of Costaguana - Juan Gabriel Vasquez
What I have to do (☑ = done)
☑ Pass theory exam 1: Role and characteristics of a divemaster, supervising students, types of dive, the business of diving etc
☑ Pass theory exam 2: The aquatic environment, physics and physiology, equipment maintenance etc
☑ Pass theory exam 2: The aquatic environment, physics and physiology, equipment maintenance etc
☑ Make a diving emergency assistance plan
☑ Swim 400m in under 11 minutes
☑ Swim 400m in under 11 minutes
☑ Tread water for 15 minutes, the last two with your arms out of the water
☑ Swim 800m face down using a mask, snorkel and fins in under 18.5 minutes
☑ Tow/push a diver at the surface for 100m
☑ Exchange full equipment underwater with another diver while sharing a single air source
☑ Rescue an unconscious diver, give resuscitation breaths and bring them out of the water
☑ Demonstrate 24 scuba and skin-diving skills so that others can learn them
☑ Set up and manage an open-water dive
☑ Create a map of an open-water dive site, including depth contours, points of interest, entry/exit points, potential hazards etc
☑ Give a pre-dive briefing according to a ten-point protocol
☑ Search for and bring to the surface a submerged lost object weighing no more than 10kg
☑ Prepare and complete a deep dive (18m - 30m)
☑ Conduct a Scuba Review course for certified divers who want to refresh their skills
☑ Conduct a Skin Diver course or lead a snorkelling tour
☑ Assist the instructor on a Discover Scuba Diving course
☑ Prepare, brief and lead a Discover Scuba Diving open-water dive
☑ Prepare, brief and lead a Discover Local Diving open-water dive
☑ Assist instructor with PADI Open Water students in confined water
☑ Assist instructor with PADI Open Water students on an open-water dive
☑ Escort continuing-education students on an open-water dive
☑ Supervise certified PADI divers on an open-water dive
☑ Tow/push a diver at the surface for 100m
☑ Exchange full equipment underwater with another diver while sharing a single air source
☑ Rescue an unconscious diver, give resuscitation breaths and bring them out of the water
☑ Demonstrate 24 scuba and skin-diving skills so that others can learn them
☑ Set up and manage an open-water dive
☑ Create a map of an open-water dive site, including depth contours, points of interest, entry/exit points, potential hazards etc
☑ Give a pre-dive briefing according to a ten-point protocol
☑ Search for and bring to the surface a submerged lost object weighing no more than 10kg
☑ Prepare and complete a deep dive (18m - 30m)
☑ Conduct a Scuba Review course for certified divers who want to refresh their skills
☑ Conduct a Skin Diver course or lead a snorkelling tour
☑ Assist the instructor on a Discover Scuba Diving course
☑ Prepare, brief and lead a Discover Scuba Diving open-water dive
☑ Prepare, brief and lead a Discover Local Diving open-water dive
☑ Assist instructor with PADI Open Water students in confined water
☑ Assist instructor with PADI Open Water students on an open-water dive
☑ Escort continuing-education students on an open-water dive
☑ Supervise certified PADI divers on an open-water dive
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Looks amazing! Heidi
ReplyDeleteWith that view from the office, I can see why you have some reluctance in coming back to London. Love the "parkin".
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