It is often stated on Scuba Board when discussing training agencies that the instructor is more important than the agency.
This is even more true with Rescue Diver certification....it is really only worth doing if you can find an instructor who runs a high quality course.
While quality instruction is important in all dive training, it is even more imperative with Rescue training because the focus of the training is not on the individual being trained but instead creating a toolbox of skills and developing an awareness of the other divers in one's environment.
Half-arse instruction will still result in certification but the certification will ultimately be meaningless.
Spend your time finding a quality instructor...ask for references and contact them with some focused and pertinent questions on how the course went and what could have been better. Don't settle for mediocre instruction because Rescue should be a phenomenal course that should both test and stretch your ability and competence.
-Z
This is even more true with Rescue Diver certification....it is really only worth doing if you can find an instructor who runs a high quality course.
While quality instruction is important in all dive training, it is even more imperative with Rescue training because the focus of the training is not on the individual being trained but instead creating a toolbox of skills and developing an awareness of the other divers in one's environment.
Half-arse instruction will still result in certification but the certification will ultimately be meaningless.
Spend your time finding a quality instructor...ask for references and contact them with some focused and pertinent questions on how the course went and what could have been better. Don't settle for mediocre instruction because Rescue should be a phenomenal course that should both test and stretch your ability and competence.
-Z