Dive Master Week 3 - Gili Air - Indonesia
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To recap week 2 my physical learning pack arrives, I made a start on a few of my assignments - site mapping and emergency procedures, as well as some pool time working on my demonstration skills for underwater teaching.
This week I have been able to assist our two in house instructors on their courses. In particular my role is starting to form on Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) programs. A DSD is not an actual course more a program that give a first time diver enough skills in the pool to be taken out under guidance onto a 12m deep reef and, as the name suggests, discover scuba diving. Many go on to undertake the PADI Open Water qualification - the first of many steps on the diving ladder. My role is the provision of an overwatch / safety role to assist the instructor in keeping the group safe while exploring the site
Also during week 3 I undertook 3 of my assessment tasks:
- Timed 800m Snorkel swim (no hands used, head not leaving the water) in the picture below that equates to 8 laps with a slight current one way: 3/5
- 15 minute tread / float in water too deep to stand, with hands out of the water in the last 2 minutes 5/5
- Perform the role of dive master on our dive boat during a fun dive - provide the boat briefing, outlining the safety and comfort features, introduce the crew and dive professional staff as well as monitor the air and time both prior and post for each diver. 5/5
Also this week I was able to accompany qualified divers on ‘fun dives’ with some of our local guides to see often overlooked areas of local sites. It is from these local guides I can learn to hone the craft of fish and marine life spotting, group management and guiding around under water sites including the wreck of the tugboat Nusa Glenn seen in the pictures here (my new fav site)
