The Business of Diving

[damian_x]

Hello everyone,

I’m a 3rd year student reading for a BSc in Diving Safety Management in Malta. I am researching the business of diving through a survey. It only takes 3 minutes and is anonymous.

Your feedback will lead to the publication of a scientifically grounded assessment of diving business.
https://forms.office.com/e/VCTSLfTqee

Thank you!
Damian

 

[PR_SMITH]

Done

 

[lowwall]

The first question appears to indicate the survey is only meant for dive professionals rather than all divers. Is this correct?

Also, not sure what you think "scientifically grounded assessment means", but you need to look up self-selection bias in Internet surveys before you make the error of assuming your findings are representative of the entire industry.

 

[Hoyden]

I completed your survey, but I don't think that it was very well designed. Did one of your professors review it?

 

[Angelo Farina]

Done, but most of the questions were substantially irrelevant, and instead the REAL questions were missing.
- there was nothing regarding legal responsibility for instructors / DMs.
- and nothing about safety and professional health issues for instructors.
- the focus was on paid instructors, while many diving schools in Europe operate under CMAS with volunteer (unpaid) instructors
- the questionnaire seems to assume that E-learning is something widely employed, whilst in my experience in-person teaching is the norm, and the E-learning material is there just as a support/backup, and not really important
- there is nothing about training for instructors, and how to ensure that a certified instructor maintains skills and adherence to standards in the years to come.
- there is nothing about instructor associations and how they operate for improving the standards.
In conclusion, I think this is a questionnaire strongly biased towards some goals, for proofing/disproving a preconceived thesis, and not for gaining a wide and unbiased understanding on the topic. Of course I can be wrong...

 

[Fishdip]

Some odd questions it be fun to see the numbers.

 

[travisfull]

done...would be cool to add a comment section at the end, you'll get a lot of 'free feedback'

 

[ofg-1]

Missing question: Are you willing to work in an industry where you spend thousands to make hundreds?