Open Water Class Size

[krbailey]

I recently saw a photo of an OW class doing their pool work. There were at least 13 students and only 1 instructor. Is this normal?

 

[darrenlowjq]

Do you know which agency the class was taught under? PADI standards allow for max of 10:1 for pool, but permits up to 14 with a Divemaster present. Could one of the "students" have been a Divemaster? Whether the standards permit it and whether it is a good idea are may not be the same thing though.

 

[krbailey]

Do you know which agency the class was taught under? PADI standards allow for max of 10:1 for pool, but permits up to 14 with a Divemaster present. Could one of the "students" have been a Divemaster?

It was a Naui class that a friend of mine was in. She said that there was only the one instructor. She also mentioned that it took forever - the instructor had to work with several students on their skills while the rest of the class was idle for as much as 30 minutes at a time.

 

[RJP]

I recently saw a photo of an OW class doing their pool work. There were at least 13 students and only 1 instructor. Is this normal?

Were they wearing tags that said "Student"?

 

[krbailey]

Were they wearing tags that said "Student"?

See post #3

 

[RJP]

See post #3

"Like two posts that pass in the night..."

 

[decompression]

Sadly, how much value does your friend think they are getting? Classes that size must be really cheap as there's no other benefit. My pool sessions are max 4:1, open water are 2:1 ..........that kind of class is a waste of every ones time.


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[Russoft]

probably still too many students to an instructor, but they might not all be students. I attended OW after being certified for over 10 years because I'd recently come off a 7 year absence from diving. I really didn't need any individual attention. Just there for review.

 

[TMHeimer]

Our course this weekend has 12 (there is another course going the same time). Instructor plus 2 paid DMs. The other course also has 2 paid DMs.

 

[The Chairman]

I try to keep my classes to just two, unless it's a family. You can teach two far more efficiently than one or three & more.