Erik Il Rosso
Contributor
I have to talk about this with someone the can understand me...
The first time I put a regulator in my mouth was in Sharm El Sheikh on 04/10/03...
I got the OWD certification and I also got certified as an AOWD...
They believed I was the "Usual" tropical diver that dives 2-3 weeks per year but I wanted to prove to them that they were wrong...
I returned to Italy, bought my own gear and started diving in totally different conditions from Sharm...
After 3 or 4 dives the owner of the diving center convinced me that I could become a Rescue Diver and that he would have corrected some skills that could have not been properly done in Sharm...
I have to admit that the owner is following me very closely, we do lots of work in the pool and he stimulates me in becoming a better diver...
The problem is that he wants me to become a Dive Master...
Yesterday, after a pool session he said :"Ok, you do not need to work in the pool anymore, let's go in the water and finish this Rescue Diver course then one week for the Nitrox class and you will begin the Dive Master class"...
I could not say anything but this time I am not convinced at all...
Why does he want me to become one of his team ???
I was (and I still think I am) a Mr. Nobody for the scuba world 5 months ago and now he wants me to start a Dive Master course (18 dives under my belt up to now) ???
I do not think I am that good but the problem is that they are already treating me as one of their Dive Master and keep on saying :"He will continue his education"...
What I want for now is finish the Rescue Diver course and take the Nitrox class but I do not know what I want for my future as a diver...
I feel a little bit of pressure on me and I do not like it and I also think what they will say if I say :"I am sorry, no Dive Master course for me, I am not interested"...
Any suggestions ???
Ciao Erik Il Rosso
The first time I put a regulator in my mouth was in Sharm El Sheikh on 04/10/03...
I got the OWD certification and I also got certified as an AOWD...
They believed I was the "Usual" tropical diver that dives 2-3 weeks per year but I wanted to prove to them that they were wrong...
I returned to Italy, bought my own gear and started diving in totally different conditions from Sharm...
After 3 or 4 dives the owner of the diving center convinced me that I could become a Rescue Diver and that he would have corrected some skills that could have not been properly done in Sharm...
I have to admit that the owner is following me very closely, we do lots of work in the pool and he stimulates me in becoming a better diver...
The problem is that he wants me to become a Dive Master...
Yesterday, after a pool session he said :"Ok, you do not need to work in the pool anymore, let's go in the water and finish this Rescue Diver course then one week for the Nitrox class and you will begin the Dive Master class"...
I could not say anything but this time I am not convinced at all...
Why does he want me to become one of his team ???
I was (and I still think I am) a Mr. Nobody for the scuba world 5 months ago and now he wants me to start a Dive Master course (18 dives under my belt up to now) ???
I do not think I am that good but the problem is that they are already treating me as one of their Dive Master and keep on saying :"He will continue his education"...
What I want for now is finish the Rescue Diver course and take the Nitrox class but I do not know what I want for my future as a diver...
I feel a little bit of pressure on me and I do not like it and I also think what they will say if I say :"I am sorry, no Dive Master course for me, I am not interested"...
Any suggestions ???
Ciao Erik Il Rosso