In the PADI IDC you’ll learn to give a proper demonstration, assess students’ performance against the standards, and give feedback. But there’s something a lot of IDCs forget to teach, and it can be the difference between training safe divers and...
Professional Liabily Insurance for Diving Instructor Compared One of the most common questions that newly certified dive instructors ask me after their PADI IDC; “Should I take professional liability insurance? Which one should I get?” Some think dive...
A student gives you the OK sign. You give it back. You move on to the next skill.10 seconds later they bolt to the surface.Most instructors walk away thinking they missed something visual, a tell in the eyes, a change in breathing. Not wrong, but it doesn’t tell...
Diving instructor is the best job in the world but it does come with some responsibility. Taking people scuba diving for the very first time does involve some risks. For instructors, it is important to be able to manage those risks.In my IDC I try to do much more than...
Lately I got a few comments about the PADI Rescue Diver course, saying the course was not realistic. My reply: “You are the instructor. You can make it as realistic as you like”. PADI Rescue Diver course I think the Rescue Diver course is a very...
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about the safety of full face snorkeling masks. Following a series of tragically fatal accidents in Maui many stories of ‘unsafe equipment’ came about. What is really the issue here? A new trend About three years ago...
Asia Scuba Instructors Blog is written by Course Director Marcel Jansen. Asia Scuba Instructors runs PADI Instructor Courses in multiple locations around Asia.
