Different Ways to Skin a Cat!
No cats were harmed in the making of this blog!
Our PADI Divemaster courses have always been run as an internship. This allows divers the possibility of spreading the course out to fit along with normal life responsibilities such as work and family life. It has usually worked really well in the majority of cases.
Every so often we have had divers sign up for the Divemaster course but then the real world has been more time consuming than expected and progress has been snail pace.
Having noticed this we decided to experiment with an option, a few days of fast tracking to speed up progress on some of the course tasks.
Our inaugural PADI Divemaster Boot Camp was held over four days at Capernwray Dive site and proved to be a runaway success. We started out with the mapping project, giving the four candidates experience of charting and understanding a dive site thoroughly. We were blessed with good weather throughout and some really pretty bits of artwork resulted, not everyone is a Picasso though.
The four days went past in a blur of workshops and experiences, water skills were a test of stamina and resilience, but all our candidates rose to the challenge.
Strangely the most stressful part seemed to be knot tying for the PADI Search & Recovery Specialty.
After a hard days diving the team still had enough energy to work through dive theory with a series of seminars culminating in the final exams. All passed, done and dusted with ease.
One more pool session should see the final workshops completed and leave us with a new batch of PADI Divemasters ready to work the industry.
Want to know more about our PADI Professional Development Programmes? Get in touch with our pro team at DIVEWORLD.
