Do you prefer to be taught by a female or male instructor?

[Learner Diver]

I’m concerned whether a male instructor will be less lenient toward a student than a female instructor, if I were to constantly make mistakes while trying to perfect skills. I’ve also read that the instructor is more important than the agency. Can I insist that I be trained by a female Scuba instructor instead of a male instructor? I would like to hear of personal mishaps or success stories when dealing with dive centres, and instructors of both sexes. I really don’t wish to go through my Open Water Course if I fail, just because someone was having a bad day and they went about projecting their anger toward me. Yes, I’m aware I can report that instructor to their relevant agency.

 

[Searcaigh]

I’m concerned whether a male instructor will be less lenient toward a student than a female instructor, if I were to constantly make mistakes while trying to perfect skills

Can you elaborate on this point?

All instructors irrespective of gender have to follow the standards of the agency to which they are affiliated.

You can of course ask a specific instructor to teach you, it is then up to that instructor to accept you as a student.

 

[happy-diver]

A persons attitude regarding the opposite sex governs whether I will have or continue a conversation with them

 

[LI-er]

Depending on what she looks like, I'd prefer a female instructor. There's not always a whole lot to look at down there, ya know?

 

[Tom_Ivan]

A month ago you posted about going to purchase a cylinder and discussing cylinder stamping and testing. Not really something a new diver concirns themselves with.
Now you think a male instructor is going to fail you just because?

Just do your open water already!

 

[DiveLikeAMuppet]

Any decent instructor will do for open water training. It’s a 3-4 days long course teaching you the basics that a 10 year old can learn. Unless you can’t swim, it’s incredibly difficult to actually “fail” open water.

Just don’t be creepy about instructor gender, whatever is your preference for whatever reason?

Most female instructors are pretty hardcore, if you are expecting them to be more lenient, you picked the wrong sport. The only real reason to demand a female instructor would be if you are a female yourself, live in a strange country and want to avoid the creeps?

 

[Sparksi]

Out of all the golden posts from this person, this one definitely takes the cake!

What a wonderful world we live in....

 

[Tom_Ivan]

I've got them set to follow. Its good entertainment.

I still reckon that its a bot account

 

[DiveLikeAMuppet]

Out of all the golden posts from this person, this one definitely takes the cake!

What a wonderful world we live in....

I want to know what drugs @Learner Diver either takes or regularly forgets to take

 

[Lorenzoid]

Virtually NO ONE fails the OW course, and the instructor’s gender is irrelevant.