I concur with all of your comments.
I do, however, believe that every situation is different. For example not every dive instructor has a long list of things to pay for. My instructor for example does not have a boat but has a contract with a boat charter and a hotel and has virtually every aspect of business paid off. That is not so say that most instructors have such luxury but every situation is different.
It would be hard for me to agree with the so called myth of low paid instructor trainers. Let's be honest... career instructors (those that have chose to be instructors like 20+ years ago) have long ago figured out how to generate income from scuba business. Many LDS are family owned so most of their income comes from sale of equipment which is most often priced higher to compensate for items that you described in your post. I know a few instructors like that and honestly their net worth is substantially higher than that of most career people I know.
I have met quite a few aspiring instructors and certified instructors who are something like... paramedics AND scuba instructors or electricians AND scuba instructors or handymen AND scuba instructors. If you take those into equation then yes I suppose part time scuba instructors are not highly paid.
You have hit the nail on the head when talking about physical ability of people. Not everyone is cut out to be a scuba diver and that should be disclosed at beginning of the class.
I do, however, believe that every situation is different. For example not every dive instructor has a long list of things to pay for. My instructor for example does not have a boat but has a contract with a boat charter and a hotel and has virtually every aspect of business paid off. That is not so say that most instructors have such luxury but every situation is different.
It would be hard for me to agree with the so called myth of low paid instructor trainers. Let's be honest... career instructors (those that have chose to be instructors like 20+ years ago) have long ago figured out how to generate income from scuba business. Many LDS are family owned so most of their income comes from sale of equipment which is most often priced higher to compensate for items that you described in your post. I know a few instructors like that and honestly their net worth is substantially higher than that of most career people I know.
I have met quite a few aspiring instructors and certified instructors who are something like... paramedics AND scuba instructors or electricians AND scuba instructors or handymen AND scuba instructors. If you take those into equation then yes I suppose part time scuba instructors are not highly paid.
You have hit the nail on the head when talking about physical ability of people. Not everyone is cut out to be a scuba diver and that should be disclosed at beginning of the class.