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Half way through the video and im sold already 😂😂😂😂
Yeah go to Ko Tao and be the newest of the 50 dives instructor at Ban’s Diving and get the last of the student pickings and eak out a substance living in “paradise.”
Try eating your beautiful view or buying a cup of coffee with it 😜😜😜
Don’t kid yourself, your monthly paycheck will be very small and tips 😂😂😂😂 Eighty percent of the money will go to the shop owner! Just look at the instructor’s gear…most of it is threadbare 😂😂😂
Next year I want to visit you! Iam from nl 😁
What most people don’t realize is that the average Dive Instructor lasts 2 years in the business, for many of the reasons you mentioned. Then there is the hubris of Green Scuba Instructors and their issues. This arrogance leads to them being suspended and undergoing disciplinary action which muddy the waters for bonafide scuba instructors and is a disservice to the clients they instruct. Then in Florida, we have 1 dive shop that has the cheapest lessons with the greatest turnover of employees. They have all their equipment on consignment and low-ball certification. My company Private Scuba Lessons com has inherited their students that were dissatisfied. Travel and diving is the best benefit you mentioned, but if you are a new scuba instructor, I suggest you keep your day job while you are gaining experience and working cheaply. If you don’t you’ll have fiscal stress and need to dive. I don’t agree with you doing instructorship in a short amount of time like 2 to 3 months, it takes 500 dives minimum to be a decent diver and know what you are doing. IMO. Course Directors younger than 35 years old, I question their authenticity and were probably rubber-stamped. Another disservice to the general public. Please ask to see your Scuba Instructors’ Credentials before hiring.
Marcel, did they gave u the visa to work there? How do u guys do with visa stuff? Most of the countrys u can stay only 3 months.. how do u get to stay?
They’re all working illegally 😂😂😂
Good info sir 😊
Thanks for this vid / speech full of – positive – energy.
🤔if you live and work in paradise, where do you go to vacation on your off days?
Did you make the salary video? I couldn’t find it
Hi Marcel, great video….I just completed my Divemaster in Roatan and am considering doing my IDC/MSDT. I am about to retire in my ‘real job’ and would like to spend my retirement (or what ever that looks like) Scuba diving and introducing others to this great world under the sea. I am 58 years old…..my question to you is, I often see many young folks doing thier IDC as thier initial career, is there room in the industry for an ‘old guy’ to work in this industry? I have often seen many young folks with great diving skills but very lacking in other areas….ie dedication, helping eachother in the dive shop vs individualism, adjusting thier teaching techniques to thier students vs regergitating the manuals etc….I was amazed at the lack of help for others when i did my DM. The instructors didnt help eachother get prepared for the dives (gearsetup, tanks etc), they only focused on thier divers…I would go in and get my dives prepared, then help others to get thier stuff in order., I was the only person to help everyone (yes i am Canadian:))..is this normal operations? ps i dont know how many times i asked questions regarding the shop operations and many times i recieved the response ‘I dont know’…so I had to figure it out myself….I found this quite wierd as I has spent 3 months doing my DM and many of the instructors were there for years….must be a generational thing…lol
Hey. Great comment. I hope you are doing well. How did your IDC went? Are you working already? I’m going to do DM in January next year and IDC after that probably. Wonder how it all went for you. Too bad Marcel didn’t respond to your message (he promised to answer them all). I guess what you are describing is going on on Koh Tao too 😂😂
Nice. Schedule of IDC for 2022 please.
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Hi i saw this awsome video and i wand to become a teacher aswel for diving i just started diving one year ago and im working on getting so much certifications as posible next week im gonna get my advanced certification my qeustion is what do i need to do how to becoma a teacher like you please response back im working realy hard on my dream and i wand it to become reality
Teaching can be very rewarding , but it can ruin your own diving unless your very careful to schedule in time for your ” own ” dives. Not every dive is a teaching dive , but its very rare I dont get out of the water after a dive and haven’t learned something new.
Yes Tom, you are so right! When you become a Diving Instructor make sure you find the time to keep fun diving yourself!
I remember working for a year without doing that and when I did my own fun dive again it was soooo amazing.
Then again I also love taking care of people while I am diving… so I guess I like both :)
Have a great day buddy!
I leaned that pretty fast. My last 30 dives where Courses and I finally got time to do a dive with a good friend. I just started diving doubles and never got to test how long I can go with them. Finally I found out I can go over 2hours and up :D I make sure I find time to Dive private without courses,
@dive instructor Daniel Good to hear! Same here!
@Marcel van den Berg I upgraded from D8,5 to D12 I can stay for over 3 hours now :D