Don't know what happened

[Glenn Williams]

Wow, just wow.

 

[Glenn Williams]

Dodi,
I read through the thread. I’ve also read between the lines. Please don’t take what I am about to say as offensive. However I do believe it needs to be said. With logged 69 dives and as you say less than 10 were training dives. YOU are dangerous and pose a life threat to people coming to dive with you.

You need more diving experience with dive masters who have a ton more dives than you do currently. Being that you don’t recognize this speaks volumes to your ego.

Your gonna get someone hurt or worse. I don’t want to read an article about you losing a student or you dying because you believed you had all the training you need.

You need to bury the ego, LISTEN, to people here giving you the advice you need and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER stop learning.

I sincerely hope this does not fall on deaf ears. The culture your in is conducive to your attitude. You need to learn to be humble and understand yo have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. We are on your side here. Please understand that.

Glenn

 

[scubadada]

Hi @Glenn Williams

Perhaps your profile is not up to date, Are you also a divemaster with a dive count of less than 100?

 

[Raphus]

Dody is defensive, because he gets attacked, similar to his last threads. Getting attacked after posting a dive incident can be though.. But this time I feel like it's the right thing to do.
As a DM you are responsible for others life. So I feel we have the responsibility to do be more offensive.

Not being able to recognize what the problem was is a huge red flag.
It could have been a bad day and cruising students. Bad equipment or whatever. But as a professional you need to recognize what's wrong and adjust for it.

Taking a class for a problem discovered in a working dive is not really the best solution.. You are the one who is (as a assistant) giving the class.

There was more then one reason pointed out. You rejected them all.

@boulderjohn and @johndiver999 are on point with their analysis in my opinion. But you don't believe them. So I have nothing left to say other then:
I don't really care if you accept the given advice for your diving skills, but please don't work as a professional until you gain more experience. Which is by the way not dive numbers, hours or courses taken. It's the overall skill and mindset of a diver.

 

[Glenn Williams]

Hi @Glenn Williams

Perhaps your profile is not up to date, Are you also a divemaster with a dive count of less than 100?

Read up about 3 posts. I’m a recreational SSI Master diver with less than 100 dives. Even though I’ve been through stress and rescue and the other courses. I’m not ready to be a dive master.

glenn

 

[scubadada]

Read up about 3 posts. I’m a recreational SSI Master diver with less than 100 dives. Even though I’ve been through stress and rescue and the other courses. I’m not ready to be a dive master.

glenn

Your profile lists you as a professional, perhaps you can correct that. My question was not off base.

 

[Glenn Williams]

Your profile lists you as a professional, perhaps you can correct that. My question was not off base.
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Well sir since we are being “technical” that’s a pull down menu, since your a staff member maybe fix the pull down menus to say master diver “recreational” that’s a scuba board thing. Nowhere in any of my “posts” do I profess to be anything but a recreational diver. So fix it. Thanks

 

[scubadada]

Well sir since we are being “technical” that’s a pull down menu, since your a staff member maybe fix the pull down menus to say master diver “recreational” that’s a scuba board thing. Nowhere in any of my “posts” do I profess to be anything but a recreational diver. So fix it. Thanks

Under your personal details, change your dive classification from professional ranking to experienced diver, like I have in my profile. I don't see any reason for you to be upset or demanding. Your current profile is incorrect and misleading, I would think it best that you change it. Nobody really cares what is there.

 

[Glenn Williams]

It’s obvious you do. Your the first person to bring this up. Nowhere in scubaboards pull down does it allow for master diver, only Dive master. However this thread is not about me sir it’s about a dive master with no experience. Let’s get back to the original post and not worry about my accomplishments.

Glenn

 

[Dody]

Is he a dive master or a master diver? I have less than 100 dives and have taken stress rescue, AOW, and am a master diver. Which means I am a non compensated recreational diver. A dive master is able to teach and be compensated for doing so.

Is he mistaken in calling himself a dive master instead of a master diver?

Reason I ask is, I was contemplating becoming a dive master to help out my local shop and there was more training involved. I’m happy currently just being a master diver.

Anyway just curious as his dives are low as are mine. I know enough to be dangerous. Nowhere near ready to take responsibility for other folks yet.

Glenn

I know the difference between master diver and dive master.