I taught US Marines, if you can teach 19 year old students with guns then I think Scuba dudes and dudettes should not be much of an issue, but I get your point.
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No one here doubts that you can dive where you live. However, learning how to TEACH and handle students in those conditions is a whole other animal... So I'm another one who votes for taking your IDC locally.
SubMariner:No one here doubts that you can dive where you live. However, learning how to TEACH and handle students in those conditions is a whole other animal... So I'm another one who votes for taking your IDC locally.
I'm curious how local conditions affect your specific teaching methods.
I would recommend Phillipe, who runs IDC's full time in Very Beach, Florida. He does a very good job and I have sent a number of Divemasters to him for training. Just google and you will find him. I am a Course Director myself, but am not presently training instructors.
That would be E.A.S.E. and I, likewise, recommend Phillipe and Dianne there. Very reasonable also. www.easedivepro.com
I must also chime in here for KUDOS to EASE and especially Dianne and Phillipe. I just completed my DM with them and am planning to go back for IDC in a few months.
Very nice setup, live on site, room&board included in the reasonable tuition, pool are there, shop near by for any gear you need, nice discount too.
Classroom on site.
The openwater sites vary, crappy green lake as discussed and nice off shore conditions....
Contact Them.........
Check out Rainbow Reef in Key Largo FL (Talk to PAM) or Ocean Divers in Key Largo (Talk to Joe). Both have a great track record and a extremely high pass rate at the IE. Georgia one of the course directors for Ocean Divers was just awarded a Platnium CD rating from PADI.
If your also considering technical talk to Silent World in Key Largo who does TDI & IANTD Instructor Training.
My IDC starts the 13th of Aug at EASE in Vero Beach, Fl.
I'm also taking a number of other classes starting this week to include;
Nitrox Diver
O2 equipment tech
Dan Instr
VIP Tech
O2 Blender
The IDC to follow, 13-20, then IE 21&22
and the following few days doing MSDT certs;
Deep
Nav
Wreck
EFR
Boat
Nitrox Instr
Going to be a busy month...............