All entry-level dive students should learn how to plan a dive during their open water course. We used to sit down and explain the RDP tables, which many students found very abstract and difficult to understand. Nowadays most instructors give their students a dive...
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...
A freeflowing regulator is a skill that often causes a bit of anxiety for students—after all, when their regulator begins to freely dispense air without them asking for it, it can feel like something’s gone terribly wrong. But as a diving instructor, you know that...
Asia Scuba Instructors Blog is written by Course Director Marcel Jansen. Asia Scuba Instructors runs PADI Instructor Courses in multiple locations around Asia.
