setting goals for next season

[ASert]

i will hope to have my master diver cert and start my divemaster cert any advice, besides get my cpr, and rescue diver out of the way? are they hard to get ect?

 

[TMHeimer]

cpr (EFR?)-- There may be a test that may be graded. Just study the manual.
Rescue--I've geard courses vary a lot in content from place to place. Suggest being very comfortable with general diving skills and good buoyancy.
MDS--Can you schedule the needed specialties in one season and.....
DM:.....fit all this in as well as starting DM by Fall?

I'll wager to say I won't be the only one recommending a slower pace and getting more (non course) dives, at least before starting DM.

 

[ASert]

what would you consider realistic expectations? i am not far from dutch springs and could log a lot of dives next year.

 

[Instructor_Tom]

To complete the Rescue diver program you will need to complete a CPR course.
To go for DiveMaster you will need Rescue and have completed you Emergency First Responder (EFR) prior to submitting your paperwork.

I would say save the money on the CPR course and do the EFR for your Rescue Cert as the are both CPR classes.

DM is a very drawn out course as you must assist in a teaching environment under an instructors supervision for OW, AOW, Rescue and be able to do skill presentations for students as well complete all of your assessments and tests to the satisfaction of the instructor prior to submitting your paperwork. Mine toke several months of diving almost every weekend.

As you move towards Pro or tech certification they get progressively hard and more time consuming. Find a good instructor and remember to have fun along the way.


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[TMHeimer]

what would you consider realistic expectations? i am not far from dutch springs and could log a lot of dives next year.

Well I guess you could strive for everything except DM. I did Rescue with 26 dives under my belt in October one year. Then did a bunch of specialties in Florida that winter/spring to finish MSD. A couple of years later I started DM--the 7 months before the course started I studied all the academic materials-- about an hour each day. That's probably overkill, but it worked for me. With enough experience I would think doing the DM course after 1 year would work. I see you have dived in a couple of salt water places besides just Dutch Springs. The more you can do of that the better. To jump ahead, where would you expect to work as a DM?

 

[TSandM]

Why do you want to do your DM? Are you really eager to work with students, or guide divers? Divemaster does very little to improve your own personal skills . . . it's a course to begin to shape you into an instructor. My personal opinion is that people ought to wait a lot longer before doing that class, because they should get enough experience, and polish their own skills to where they are superb role models.

Rescue, on the other hand, is a class everybody ought to take.

And if you dive Dutch a lot, hook up with some of the DNY people here on SB, and evaluate your own diving skills with respect to what they can show you. Then decide if you are ready to teach others.

 

[ASert]

i am always willing to learn from experienced divers, constructive criticism is never a bad thing. so i will set my goal next year for MSD with my EFR, and rescue diver. my season is over for now ( unless i get a chance to get to the keys ) next year i will acquire my own dry suit extending my season and options.

who are these DNY guys and how would i get in touch with them.


as always thank you for all of your help

 

[Bob DBF]

Dive NY

Take some time to get out and dive and use all that training you have, a good diver is not just training and stacking cards. Find out what interests you while diving, there are other paths besides DM and Instructor, they are just not on the PADI flowchart.



Bob
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I honestly feel I'm a better diver now. I learned to respect the ocean the hard way. One swallow at a time. Mark Derail

 

[boulderjohn]

I agree with those who suggest that you hold off on DM unless you are really sure you want to do that. Unfortunately, the way the charts normally work in showing a hierarchy of skills leads one to suspect that it is part of a normal progression of diving skills. There are other options that will take concentrated effort, leading to much greater diving skill and opening up new diving options to you. The list of specialties suggests some of that, and you can look into technical diving options as well.

 

[TMHeimer]

Agree with both posts about DM. Do you have any experience in education? Teaching and diving are two different animals. I know good instructors with no (school/classroom, etc.) educational experience/training. You just have be sure it's something you'd enjoy.