There are some dive centers in the UK that run ‘taster’ sessions for the Rescue Diver course to introduce divers to the things they will cover on the course. The Rescue Course is really a lot of fun to teach and to take and you should get yourself along to your local dive club to […]
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Are you a qualified open water, advanced open water or Rescue Diver and have you ever fancied being a Dive Master? What are the Roles & Responsibilities of a PADI Dive-master. How do they get to that exalted position? Get along to your local dive club and try your hand at being a DM for a night
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We are very pleased to hear that in addition to the Sport Diver award, PADI Americas have given Utila Dive Center in Honduras the #1 award for Instructor Development in the Americas, they are due to be awarded this by PADI President Drew Richardson at the DEMA PADI member social on the 16th November Well
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If you are traveling to Thailand for your IDC then you maybe interested to know that some required materials for your IDC are now being sold at special reduced rates, before your travel ask your Course Director for prices as its probably cheaper and more efficient (no excess baggage charges) to buy your PADI manuals
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Here is a question and response from a Course Director (not one of our IDC Guide Course Directors) Enquiry: I recently completed my Dive master course in Australia and I would like to go on to do the IDC I believe that I need 100 dives before you can qualify for OWSI, is that right?
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If you are a PADI Instructor that has been out of teaching status and wants to get back into Teaching diving your first step would be to contact PADI if you are within a defined period since your IE you will be offered the option to regain your teaching status by attending a status update
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We will get our course directors to contact you, unless you ask us otherwise, we start by sending you this in an email: As the previous communication mentioned when we emailed you after you bought the IDC Guide revision pack we will get some of the Course Directors on the IDC Guide to drop you
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This PADI IDC guide doesnt want to be a ‘volume’ advertiser but a quality producer of idc info and highlighter of quality PADI course directors, as such we review thoroghly all Course Directors that apply to join every month (myself and the ‘founding course directors’) ensuring that they meet our guidelines on. 1, Reputation, be
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The guide truly will accept only the best course directors and from time to time we receive reports of less than perfect service that we take seriously. James that started this guide is a Staff Instructor that previously ran a dive center in Phuket (2006-07) and can relate to the business pressures of running a
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Really proud to have Andy as one of the founding Course Directors at IDC Guide especially now that his Utila Dive Centre has been voted by Sport Diver magazine which is the official publication of the PADI Diving Society as the best PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course) centre Worldwide in its 2010 awards. The award
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