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SeaSignsA forum for divers, instructors and instructor trainers of SeaSigns to communicate, ask questions and share ideas. SeaSigns is the global leader for underwater communication and sign language.
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I'm a SeaSigns instructor if you have any questions
I trained as a SeaSigns instructor last year and have taught a couple of courses. My students all had a great time. You might think that a signing course would be quiet but its not. Having learned a few more words, everyone starts making up their own sentences. And then the instructor is in trouble every time they turn their back!
I have recently got approval to teach the course as a PADI Distinctive Specialty, which means I can exam my students and give them a certification towards their Master Scuba Diver. I'm not sure who is more excited, me or them!
If you have any questions about the course then feel free to ask.
Dusty: Well, so long as we've got some time to kill, I think I'll have a beer.
Bartender: We don't have no beer, just tequila.
Ned: What's tequila?
Bartender: It's ... it's like beer.
my guess is a sort of scuba-geared version of American Sign Language
You are spot on H2Andy. It teaches a vocabulary of around 100 additional signs for divers. Many of them are based on American Sign Language, and they are all approved by the major training agencies.
Seeing as I work in Yorkshire I also teach the signs for "beer" and a selection of (mild) insults!
Hi Pete, I am considering teaching the signs by webcam, however the course requires a confined water dive which is a little more difficult to arrange over the ether!
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I teach the courses as well and get rave reviews. The students really seem to enjoy the course. I also teach the course as a destinctive specialty through SDI and YSCUBA. How to you maket the course to your students? Any suggestions?
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