by marceljansen69 | Feb 20, 2020 | General diving, PADI courses, PADI IDC, Teaching Diving
PADI Instructor Manual 2020 In early February, as a benefit of your PADI® Membership, download the 2020 edition of the PADI Instructor Manual along with the errata document from the PADI Pros’ Site – Training Essentials/Digital Instructor Manual. Translations will be...
by marceljansen69 | Nov 15, 2019 | General diving, PADI courses, PADI IDC, Teaching Diving
PADI Professionals have a long and successful history of working with divers with disabilities. PADI’s approach to diver education is (and always has been) inclusive: Everyone who meets a course’s prerequisites is welcome to enroll. The PADI Adaptive Techniques...
by marceljansen69 | Oct 18, 2019 | General diving, PADI courses, PADI IDC, Teaching Diving
‘How To’ Series Have you seen PADI’s new ‘How To’ series on YouTube? There are videos on mask clearing, giant stride and regulator recovery – with more on the way. Each video combines slow-motion demos with text overlays calling out key skill attributes....
by marceljansen69 | Dec 8, 2018 | PADI courses, PADI IDC, Risk Management, Teaching Diving
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...
by marceljansen69 | Nov 22, 2018 | PADI IDC, Teaching Diving
Teaching new divers good buoyancy control and proper finning style takes a lot of effort from the instructor. It’s not always easy to give Open Water students the attention that they need, especially if you have a big group. Recognize it You can kinda guess...
by marceljansen69 | Jul 18, 2018 | General diving, PADI IDC, Teaching Diving
10 Reasons to become a dive instructor that you may not have thought of before: 1. Be a leader. As a PADI Pro you’ll have some responsibilities that can’t be taken lightly. Looking after the safety of your student divers is paramount. You will learn how to deal with...
