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Just signed up for a DM class starting next week. I am just doing it in order to become a better diver. I don't really think I will make a career out of it.
I can get either a PADI or SSI certification. Any thoughts on what's better?
SSI has Dive-con instead of DM it's like both DM and Assistant Instructor. It seems to me there might be more to be learned here than the PADI DM course (that is not meant as a slam against PADI).
But, I think a SSI Dive-con has to be affiliated with (work at?) an SSI shop, that may be a drawback.
That is why my training with SSI stopped at Master Diver.
Hmm, Ari,
Your goal is to become a better diver. DM class will do that, partly because u must learn "demonstration Quality" skills. There are other ways to become a better diver, though. What type of diving attracts you, anything that would require Nitrox or drysuit training? What about wrecks, caverns, or ice? If you don't want to spend time learning to deal with students & customers, DM may be a little off-purpose for you regardless the agency. Any way in which you choose to further your education, your diving will improve just because you are in a supervised situation with an instructor, building on your prior knowledge.
One of the things I like about some sayings in martial arts is that a person never truly becomes a master unless this person teaches someone the martial art.
It would be the same in diving. Regardless which agency you choose, once you finish training in leadership level, you will come out a better diver.
It also opens up new opportunities for you in the future.
1. Be a friend and lead your friends in diving, staying away from working as a professional diver. Advantage: fun and at the same time, you have a regular job which probably pays better. Disadvantage: When not assisting in courses, a lot of things can be forgotten, so it's a good idea to go back to the videos and books from time to time.
2. Work professionally. More fun and a chance to grow as a scuba diver. Perhaps an instructor in the future?
3. Work part-time. Not bad at all. You have the best of both worlds.
"I'm Warren Miller and about 50 years ago, back in 1946 when I was a senior in college, I went skiing on the second weekend in November. On Monday morning, I went back and dropped out of school. Since then, I've never looked back." - Warren Miller
I think the Rescue course did more for my diving ability than anything else, but it wasn't until taking the Divemaster course that I "grew a brain", which is to say that I realized there's more ways of diving than discussed in any agency's dogma. It was a good wake-up.
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DM -- Padi or SSI
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Either one!
