The BEST Tec Training Agencies?

[kanonfodr]

As an aside:

Talked to the local DSAT Tec diver I mentioned in a previous post. Asked if he'd be up for a dive. He told me that if I wanted to dive with him, I'd have to ride the boat and be a student. I politely told him to shove it Looks like I'm finding a new place for air fills, too.

Peace,
Greg

 

[IDS_Bill]

As an aside:

Talked to the local DSAT Tec diver I mentioned in a previous post. Asked if he'd be up for a dive. He told me that if I wanted to dive with him, I'd have to ride the boat and be a student. I politely told him to shove it Looks like I'm finding a new place for air fills, too.

Peace,
Greg

I'm confused - what was this about?

 

[JeffG]

I'm confused - what was this about?

He was just trying to get to know his local tech instructor, but was required to put another dollar in to do so.

 

[IDS_Bill]

He was just trying to get to know his local tech instructor, but was required to put another dollar in to do so.

That blows. I just meet in a casual setting to get to know potential students/clients so we can talk about everything. It is like a job interview afterall but I guess some instructors are pretty full of themselves...

 

[Meister481]

That blows. I just meet in a casual setting to get to know potential students/clients so we can talk about everything. It is like a job interview afterall but I guess some instructors are pretty full of themselves...

I was happy to see this update in the training bulletin for PADI.

General Standards and Procedures Training Standards Changed: “Prerequisites” to “Assessing Open Water Diver Readiness” In preparation for the dive and before Beginning open water dive skills, assess the diver’s skills and comfort level inwater and generally assess dive knowledge. If the diver exhibits lack of dive readiness, remediate before training progresses. Recent dive experience with the diver is acceptable as a screen if you are confident in the diver’s current knowledge level, inwater skills and comfort.

Rationale: More clearly defines preassessment and its intent. See article, Preassessment” in the Third Quarter 2009 The Undersea Journal.

Just because a person has a card doesn't mean they're ready for more training, and I for one would like to assure that they are ready for more before continuing. Especially at the Tech level, where basic skill competency is assumed.

 

[Rhone Man]

Grammar nazi point: is "remediate" a real word?

 

[IDS_Bill]

Grammar nazi point: is "remediate" a real word?

They told me it was when I was forced to repeat 3rd grade - JUST KIDDING!!!

 

[boulderjohn]

Grammar nazi point: is "remediate" a real word?

It depends upon your definition of a real word.

All languages constantly change, and they add new words regularly. Many current words were once not real words but eventually came into reality because people were using them. There is no such thing as an official regulator of language; if a word gets used enough, it will eventually appear in the dictionary. Warren G. Harding supposedly misread an election speech and gave us normalcy. Dwight Eisenhower gave us finalize. (Or so I am told.)

Remediate is a logical verb form of the noun remediation, although not formally recognized by my dictionary (or the Firefox spell check) at this time. I suspect it will be before too long. This is an example of one of the most frequent ways we get new words--people take an acceptable word (remediation) and intuitively apply common grammar principles to create a verb form.

 

[JeffG]

Grammar nazi point: is "remediate" a real word?

 

[ajduplessis]

Like most responses to your question, it is all about the instructor. The better the instructor can transfer his knowledge and experience, the better for the student. I completed my training through IANTD here is South Africa, and would recommend them highly. We are blessed with some great instructors like Nuno Gomes (world deep dive record holder) Don Shirley, Buks Potgieter to name a few. These gentlemen live scuba and are extremely passionate.

It is this love for the sport that make them great instructors, and this is the bottom line. Passion, knowledge, skill and the ability to transfer this information are the key factors!