ccrprospect
Contributor
I am writing to see if anyone on board here has been in a similar place or, as an instructor, can shed some light using their experience and what they saw from their students/customers.
Specifically, I dive for about one weekend every month with the occasional longer trip/course every now and then. In a given year, I likely average around 50 dives. I have taken a few tec courses already, but still have significant ambitions for my training (think CCR cave). I train with the best and to a very high standard as I don’t like to short change myself in training. I don’t care much for the c-card itself, but more about the development of my skills as a diver.
I have a full-time demanding career (it pays for my diving!) and in view of current commitments, the 50 dives per year is the limit to how much diving I can realistically accomplish. Given the high standards I train to and the fact that I am not often in the water (at least relative to a full-time dive industry professional), this often makes my courses quite a challenge to complete.
I am interested to hear from folks on here as to what their experiences have been as to how much one can accomplish as a tec diver if you are not a dive industry professional. Again, diver and instructor perspectives are both welcome.
Specifically, I dive for about one weekend every month with the occasional longer trip/course every now and then. In a given year, I likely average around 50 dives. I have taken a few tec courses already, but still have significant ambitions for my training (think CCR cave). I train with the best and to a very high standard as I don’t like to short change myself in training. I don’t care much for the c-card itself, but more about the development of my skills as a diver.
I have a full-time demanding career (it pays for my diving!) and in view of current commitments, the 50 dives per year is the limit to how much diving I can realistically accomplish. Given the high standards I train to and the fact that I am not often in the water (at least relative to a full-time dive industry professional), this often makes my courses quite a challenge to complete.
I am interested to hear from folks on here as to what their experiences have been as to how much one can accomplish as a tec diver if you are not a dive industry professional. Again, diver and instructor perspectives are both welcome.