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There is no reason you can't teach the course without including the certification, so it would be close to what you are describing. If I were to do that, though, I would still follow the course structure and call it instructing.Pity it can't be called 'coaching' not 'instructing'. That way a diver could pay for an hour's coaching without spending the "whole" day studying. Best value for both parties and highly repeatable.
I would be willing to work on several some core skills without being part of a class, and I have done so. In dong so, I weigh the circumstances.Interesting alternative viewpoint. Was with you until you mentioned the 'L' word. Litigation obviously really gets in the way of innovation. Thankfully it's pretty much confined to the USA.
I'd see it done as a day out at a quarry/whatever. Several "participant" divers would go there for some practice. A 'coach' would then spend an hour/whatever with each one to work on those basic skills, maybe with a common session to start and end the day.
When not being 'coached' the participants (don't want to use the word students here) will go off to a platform and work together on their skills. They all pay the coach something; everyone's a winner.
Core skills don't need certificates.
Core skills need other people to comment on how well you're doing.
I don't understand why some folks attack the "Peak Buoyancy" Specialty Course offered by one agency (perhaps also other agencies under different names) while they are prompting offerings from GUE. These folks summarily pass a blanket judgement on the PB course without any information on the instructor who is teaching it. I don't understand why they talk through both sides of their mouth with contradicting opinions.
In a word, consistency.
GUE has sorted out the standards for skills, for training and for their instructors. Any GUE Fundamentals instructor would have excellent skills. Any alumni would have met the course's high standards.
Comparing Fundies to the standards required from an introductory level recreational course is unfair.
Or is it? Why shouldn’t some excellence be injected into recreational diving? Why can’t all instructors be ambassadors of excellence and not minimum, barely adequate standards?
You mean like this?Interesting alternative viewpoint. Was with you until you mentioned the 'L' word. Litigation obviously really gets in the way of innovation. Thankfully it's pretty much confined to the USA.
I'd see it done as a day out at a quarry/whatever. Several "participant" divers would go there for some practice. A 'coach' would then spend an hour/whatever with each one to work on those basic skills, maybe with a common session to start and end the day.
When not being 'coached' the participants (don't want to use the word students here) will go off to a platform and work together on their skills. They each pay the coach something -- equivalent of a day's boat diving? Everyone's a winner.
Core skills don't need certificates.
Core skills need other people to comment on how well you're doing.
I plan on doing my AOW with Rainbow Reef in February. Sounds like your may not have gotten a lot out of it; should I consider somewhere else? I was hoping for more than just 5 dives.
ExactlyYou mean like this?
UTD Scuba Coaching | UTD Scuba Diving
or like this?
Recreational Diving | AQUI Watersports