scrane
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Talk to your daughter and see if she can be a little less demanding in her requests. The important thing is that the instructor should be thorough and good with kids. She can adapt to BP/W after she's certified. Not a big deal.
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Talk to your daughter and see if she can be a little less demanding in her requests. The important thing is that the instructor should be thorough and good with kids. She can adapt to BP/W after she's certified. Not a big deal.
Pretty sure I listed being good with kids as the most important attribute. It would be an added benefit to have her learn in the equipment she will be using post certification and I’d like for an instructor to check proper fitment, weighting, etc.
My sons both started diving in the sea (Sardinia) at 5 y.old..Can we address the question of whether a 10 year old should be taking scuba instruction in the first place?
I got my son certified at 12. But only because I knew he could handle difficult physical conditions without panicking (he's a dinghy sailor).
A U.S. Divers (or similar) plastic, blow-molded backpack, a Luxfer Al 50 or 63 cylinder, and a simple single-hose regulator (i.e., no octopus attached), AND NO WING/BCD, make a terrific rig for preteens to use when being introduced to scuba in a swimming pool.... However they were using a plastic backplate AND NO WING. ...
It can be difficult to tell these days.I have a guy in the East Bay who teaches private(and is great with kids) but you also wanted female too. I also know another person who might fit that requirement as well.