DevonDiver
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I don't think it is a great analogy to compare OJT with the abilities that can be gained from having a breadth of experience in diving.
Sure....we can all teach an OW straight off the IDC. A few courses experience and we can get them pretty slick. Same for AOW and, to a lesser extent, rescue.
What I am talking about, is having the breadth of experience, that allows an instructor to go beyond the minimum requirements of those core courses - to add 'that something special'.
The PADI system revolves around having an easy to deliver, minimalist and basic teaching system. Any muppet could teach a 'bare bones' or 'tick the boxes' OW course. That's nothing special at all....and neither does it produce excellent entry-level divers.
Likewise, having a breadth of experience makes all the difference when teaching specialities. I was a tech diver before I took my IDC... do you think you could compare my Deep courses with a 'zero-to-hero' instructor who had 100 dives and never went below 18m unsupervised?
Sure....we can all teach an OW straight off the IDC. A few courses experience and we can get them pretty slick. Same for AOW and, to a lesser extent, rescue.
What I am talking about, is having the breadth of experience, that allows an instructor to go beyond the minimum requirements of those core courses - to add 'that something special'.
The PADI system revolves around having an easy to deliver, minimalist and basic teaching system. Any muppet could teach a 'bare bones' or 'tick the boxes' OW course. That's nothing special at all....and neither does it produce excellent entry-level divers.
Likewise, having a breadth of experience makes all the difference when teaching specialities. I was a tech diver before I took my IDC... do you think you could compare my Deep courses with a 'zero-to-hero' instructor who had 100 dives and never went below 18m unsupervised?