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Joel Go grab 3 people off the street - give them the data to input and ask them to set up an account, log the dives, one of which needs to be a new dive site and then ask them to edit one dive. Offer no support just sit back and watch to see how many can do it and time the quickest person (if...

Because I think the Concept of http://diviac.com/ is great I have been trying to get into it. I have wrestled with there UI and pulled my hair out trying to do templates - I have now given up - I am trying to delete my account with no success so I am not associated with it. Any other...

Welcome on my Dive boat buddy - Nearly 54 and still teaching Open Water Courses PS Bring the wife and friends ha ha

OK your crazy ;) I put them to show I am being friendly as I know that sometimes conversations here can get heated. I will edit it and remove it as it seems to come out wrong :)

No I dont In my experience they have the right work attitude - willing to take on any tasks that will make the dive center run smoother - they are better at listening and reacting to the customers needs and wants, they are usually conservative with there diving, don't have a macho image to...

I have run some big operations from time to time. My DM's are a valuable member of the whole team and good DM's are harder to find then instructors as many are just getting the qualification to move on to instructor. A experienced and hard working DM is great find. With my DM teams they...

Nothing Personal - but rules and regulations are made for the non knowledgeable so they don't have to do advanced theory in ????? for every thing they may encounter in their hobby or business life -----you can not regulate for stupid no matter how many times it has been tried. --- BUT SUR...

Sorry to those I don't agree with. Done over 500 dives there as a 5 star Dive Center Manager. Given the information that you have provided ( and a really thumbs up for being up front) Stay away from King Cruiser (deep) Anemone reef (heavy current) You want Phi Phi Lay - the smaller of the...

Yes I think Tanks should be inspected annually and tested every 5 years But I also think that the whole risk of exploding cylinders is blown out of all proportion. I have tried and tried to find stats on this and failed. A search on the internet will show some photos but by heaven what a...

All great info from all the posts - thanks - have not decided if I should cross over or not

As a dive business owner you custom is important to me. Please let me refund your the DM fees and here is a voucher for 25% off your next dive with us to make up for it

Thank you Jim - PM sent

Thank you for your reply So Sdi do not require me to buy 1 set of teaching/educational material for each and every student. I can if I wish all say a family of 3 to study together and then take the final exam and just buy the PIC from SDI - is that what you are saying? Scott

Fantastic thread - love the discussion. I learned before BCD - ABLJ (Adjustable Buoyancy Life Jacket) Twin hoses where just on there way out. Wet suit! Lay on the ground on a roll of neoprene and someone drew a outline of you in chalk - turn over repeat and then sew the 2 halfs together...

Just a point. If you are going to buy a watch for diving buy one 200m water resistant not 100 or 50. You need to account for dynamic pressure as well Scott

Just bought one of these for the other half - NICE PD3280-00E.jpg

There are many reasons for buddy diving but the one that helps the students focus is the out of air situation. Try this one. Ask the student to hold a full breath and walk around the pool at a slow walk. Ask them to stop when they need to breath. Many of them will get a fair distance...

Hi. Just joined. I am setting up a dive business in Davao Phillipines https://www.facebook.com/prodivedavao I have been diving for 33 years 20 as an instuctor. I sometimes drift away from the business of diving but I soon feel dried out so go back to my first love - Diving Worked many...

I use the Suunto Vyper and have done for many years. I like that fact its slightly more conservative. I trust in the numbers and don't feel that I need to ascend until I am inside the last moment of NDL. I don't exceed the ascent speed and I obey the safety stop. The BEST thing for me is...

If I became a SDI OWSI what training material am I required to supply to the students that they keep. In other words are they allowed to borrow the dives centers material just for the duration of the course. Thank you Scott