A tiring but good day.

Yesterday, I spent all day in the classroom with the students, going through knowledge reviews, watching videos, and taking notes on the best way to do things. Today, it was time for some practical work.!

After setting up the students with equipment (Fins, wetsuit, BCD & Tanks) we headed to the bar area and Iain demonstrated how to set up their equipment as they copied then they had to do this another 4 times on their own.  ..after this was mastered we headed for the pool for their underwater skills.

All in all they were very good and I think they’ll be fine it comes to their actual dives.

By 12.30 we’d completed all the required skills and foreheads burnt, we all exited the pool and washed out kit and broke for lunch.  The rest of the afternoon was spent in the classroom where they watched more video’s and completed all of their knowledge reveiws. …I find the PADI video’s very boring and very dated, God knows what the students think.

6pm and we were out of the classroom, they’ll sit their final written exam 9am tomorrow.

Just a quick note to say

“Happy Mother Day!”

to Mumsie dearest..

SD

Today, we both have got on to our first Team Teach.

Jenny is joing Iain on an Open Water Course.. starting with Academics all day today.

Jenny (as an MSDT candidate) has the role of Team Instructor.. learning hints and tips from a more experienced instructor..

Iain, being a very nice guy, is perfect to gently ease her into the role. Very nervous… I sure she will qualify her first 5 students with flying colours in 3 days time.

Me, I have joined a Team Teach Rescue Diver course with Kiwi and 7 students !!!! This is certainly NOT easing myself in, but being dropped in at the deep end, will certainly make future courses alot easier to manage.

Long days await, with Rocky Horror ehearsals at the end of the day, we went to bed totally shattered!

Day 2 awaits…..