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Scuba Forum / General / September 2005Dive Masters
I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. Does anyone have an tips. What kind of pysical condition should i be. There is a class starting in early Oct. If there are test taht require some physical conditioning I think I need to get started. > I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. > Does anyone have an tips. > What kind of pysical condition should i be. > There is a class starting in early Oct. If there are test taht require > some physical conditioning I think I need to get started. Can you lift a credit card out of your wallet? Popeye/ South Carolina >I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. >Does anyone have an tips. >What kind of pysical condition should i be. >There is a class starting in early Oct. If there are test taht require >some physical conditioning I think I need to get started. a) why? Do you plan to "go pro"? Or is it just for fun? You do realize that unless you really pursue a career, being a DM is just expensive? In the US, you'll find that you probably need to carry insurance since you will be considered "qualified" and therefore very sue worthy if there's an accident anywhere near you. If it's PADI, you'll need to do a 400 yard swim and an 800 yard snorkel as well as the normal stuff. Be good with your skills. Get ready to do some seemingly stupid stuff (sit on the bottom of the pool and exchange your gear with another person). And be prepared to be call a DIT. You'll have to make a map, work classes and do all sorts of generic sh.t work. As a DM your have to work classes and do all sorts of sh.t work. Most operations that use professional DMs use instructors. As an instructor, you have to take the same physical tests, only timed.  Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > Most operations that use professional DMs use instructors. As an > instructor, you have to take the same physical tests, only timed. The PADI DM swim tests were timed when I did them - has that changed? There was some kind of point system IIRC. >> Most operations that use professional DMs use instructors. As an >> instructor, you have to take the same physical tests, only timed. > >The PADI DM swim tests were timed when I did them - has that changed? >There was some kind of point system IIRC. I don't know, my test was something like 15 years ago. Maybe it was timed and I don't remember, or did well enough to not worry. The IE was an all or nothing thing. You pass everything or they send you home. Or mostly. You got a second chance if you failed one knowledge exam. And nobody failed the classroom presentation. Just read from the bloody book and you can't go wrong. Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > I don't know, my test was something like 15 years ago. Maybe it was > timed and I don't remember, or did well enough to not worry. The PADI swim test isn't too hard, but it gets a few people. I switched to NASE to do my instructor training and their swim test was a bit harder (plus my IT insisted on fitness). Hey Guys Thanks for all the feedback. Nothing would please me more than to open my own dive shop. One of my local diveshops here in MD is only charging $300 for the course. That is about 400 bucks cheaper than what I would have paid if I went to my favorite dive shop in the Florida Keys. I love to dive I just wish I had the money to take a trip to Palu. > >I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. > >Does anyone have an tips. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > Hey Guys > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I love to dive I just wish I had the money to take a trip to Palu. You want to make a little money in the dive business, start with a lot. Well you gotta spend money to make it. > > Hey Guys > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > You want to make a little money in the dive business, start with a lot. >Well you gotta spend money to make it. We've lost three dive shops in Austin in the last year, with another tettering on the edge. Most dive shops are considered "not for profit", regardless of what the IRS thinks. >> > Hey Guys >> > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> > >> > I love to dive I just wish I had the money to take a trip to Palu. If you love to dive, don't go pro. It rarely pays to make a vocation of an avocation. >> You want to make a little money in the dive business, start with a lot. > Signaturedillon Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in Diving. > >Well you gotta spend money to make it. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Pain is Nature's way of saying "that was stupid" > Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in Diving. There are people here who have been diving for more than 30 years. Hence the advice to avoid becoming a divemaster if you like to dive. > > Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in > Diving. > > There are people here who have been diving for more than 30 years. She's talking about Austin. (snip) > > > Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in > > Diving. > > > > There are people here who have been diving for more than 30 years. > > She's talking about Austin. See? Top posting.... >> > Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in >> Diving. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >(snip) Austin has a very active dive community. And too many shops. The good ones are thriving. The marginal ones are, well, marginal. Signaturedillon Anyone who says grown men don't cry has never taken a differential equations final. >> Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in >> Diving. Not a very good guess. > There are people here who have been diving for more than 30 years. > Hence the advice to avoid becoming a divemaster if you like to dive. There are people here who have been diving for more than 40 years. Personally, I would not advise against becoming a DM. I don't see any real harm in it. I would ask, however, why anybody would wish to be one. Lee >>> Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in >>> Diving. > > Not a very good guess. Only because a few people jumped on her......I think the OP was referring to Texas where someone (Dillon ?) said that dive shops were considered not for profit when she said that. LD. > Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in > Diving. No, there are very few people interested in paying for -your- diving. >> Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in >> Diving. > > No, there are very few people interested in paying for -your- diving. Oh, I don't know. I'd have to see a picture before deciding if I would like to pay for her diving. Lee >>> Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in >>> Diving. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Oh, I don't know. I'd have to see a picture before deciding if I would > like to pay for her diving. :-) > Lee > Oh, I don't know. I'd have to see a picture before deciding if I would like > to pay for her diving. You forgot to add, "<dirty-old-man-grin>"... >> Oh, I don't know. I'd have to see a picture before deciding if I would > like >> to pay for her diving. > > You forgot to add, "<dirty-old-man-grin>"... For those that know Lee.....he doesn't need to! ;0) LD. >>> Wow! I guess there are very few people there that are interested in >>> Diving. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Lee Good point > I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. > Does anyone have an tips. Do a google groups search on rec.scuba for "make coffee"... > I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. > Does anyone have an tips. > What kind of pysical condition should i be. Contemplation should start early in the morning, near sunrise, in a quiet, cool, relaxed atmosphere. Should be repeated at dawn. Feel at ease, totally relaxed. Sit down with calves folded under, hands on your knees, open palms facing upward. A mantra painted with holy chinese ink, attached to a nearby wall, is fo prime importance. It shall be similar to the letter $. > There is a class starting in early Oct. If there are test taht require > some physical conditioning I think I need to get started. A pilgrimage to Clearwater may help. Matthias ;-) > > I'm contemplating a Dive Masters certification. > Does anyone have an tips. > What kind of pysical condition should i be. > There is a class starting in early Oct. If there are test taht require > some physical conditioning I think I need to get started. The swimming requirements can be physical. If you have a good instructor, you can get quite a bit out of the course even if you have no plan to go pro. m |
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