Hi everyone,
I have just gotten a job to start March 1st in the caribbean as a divemaster(Cartagena Colombia). We will be diving everyday in the islands. I am very excited as I am presently living in the interior (Bogota) on the mountains teaching English. I got my divemasters certificate about 2 years ago and this will be my first job as one. Im excited and scared at the same time (not very prepared).
I would like some advice or suggestions if you can give me as to what I should do. Should I study the open water book? advanced? divemaster? cd roms? which one to get to the nitty gritty stuff? anything else I should do? I have a plain cut divamaster certification...thats all. No nitrox, or specialties whatsoever. No equipment either (they know this) They have my resume so I guess they know about all this. Now I have 2 kids and a wife that will be joining me as sson as possible over there so you can imagine money is not so great either. I hope I wont have too many problems with this money issue as they I will be providing me with room and board within the scuba shop and getting lunch included. If i need to do my nitrox and other such things do you think they will certify me and then I will pay them back with work or later?
Now on the last email they did mention that if Im not qualified to teach the PADI "minicourse" I would need to get qualified (I imagine there). anybody know what this minicourse is? Is it like an introduction dive? Do I need special qualifiication for this aside from my divemasters? How much is it?
Like I said Im very scared as I have no money to spend on "extras" and feel very unprepared. Now there is no way I will pass this opportunity up as its been a sort of dream of mine which I really havent been able to concentrate on much due to my newly acquired fatherhood (girl of 1 year and a half and new born of 2 weeks). I will be doing it and hopefully learning during the process but if you have any suggestions or comments please I would love to hear them! whatever they may be..wether Im carzy for going, dont bother or just do it! Thanks!
Diego.
I have just gotten a job to start March 1st in the caribbean as a divemaster(Cartagena Colombia). We will be diving everyday in the islands. I am very excited as I am presently living in the interior (Bogota) on the mountains teaching English. I got my divemasters certificate about 2 years ago and this will be my first job as one. Im excited and scared at the same time (not very prepared).
I would like some advice or suggestions if you can give me as to what I should do. Should I study the open water book? advanced? divemaster? cd roms? which one to get to the nitty gritty stuff? anything else I should do? I have a plain cut divamaster certification...thats all. No nitrox, or specialties whatsoever. No equipment either (they know this) They have my resume so I guess they know about all this. Now I have 2 kids and a wife that will be joining me as sson as possible over there so you can imagine money is not so great either. I hope I wont have too many problems with this money issue as they I will be providing me with room and board within the scuba shop and getting lunch included. If i need to do my nitrox and other such things do you think they will certify me and then I will pay them back with work or later?
Now on the last email they did mention that if Im not qualified to teach the PADI "minicourse" I would need to get qualified (I imagine there). anybody know what this minicourse is? Is it like an introduction dive? Do I need special qualifiication for this aside from my divemasters? How much is it?
Like I said Im very scared as I have no money to spend on "extras" and feel very unprepared. Now there is no way I will pass this opportunity up as its been a sort of dream of mine which I really havent been able to concentrate on much due to my newly acquired fatherhood (girl of 1 year and a half and new born of 2 weeks). I will be doing it and hopefully learning during the process but if you have any suggestions or comments please I would love to hear them! whatever they may be..wether Im carzy for going, dont bother or just do it! Thanks!
Diego.