Gosh, just like PADI (sort of). Thanks, Simon. When I was first diving, I had the experience (privilege) of diving with some BSAC-trained divers on several occasions, which were themselves educational experiences. My own training (at Sao Wisata, Flores) was based on the CMAS system, but my instructor—who had grown up as a spearfisher and hookah diver on same reefs) made up some of difference and filled in some badly missing pieces.
Hi Robert, good to hear from you. Yes, when it all comes down to it, the quality of the course comes down to the quality of the instructor. The agency system is of relatively minor importance. When I think about it, the best thing about the BSAC learning experience was that once you signed up, you were hanging around with divers for several weeks while you went through the process of becoming a diver. The sport becomes a key element in your life.
Nice surprise. Thank you. I am reading and watching the films for the last hour they are great. I love the Great Lakes film. I dove there in 1975. Lovely place.
As always a superb read ... I particularly liked your early training piece. It put me in mind of the fact that it's now commonplace to hear divers of "more advanced years" saying how lax today's diving courses are compared with the, "good old days". I'd just like to add to that. "Gawd, you had it easy, Simon. Training standards had obviously entered a period of decline when you took up diving. " :-)
Gosh, just like PADI (sort of). Thanks, Simon. When I was first diving, I had the experience (privilege) of diving with some BSAC-trained divers on several occasions, which were themselves educational experiences. My own training (at Sao Wisata, Flores) was based on the CMAS system, but my instructor—who had grown up as a spearfisher and hookah diver on same reefs) made up some of difference and filled in some badly missing pieces.
Hi Robert, good to hear from you. Yes, when it all comes down to it, the quality of the course comes down to the quality of the instructor. The agency system is of relatively minor importance. When I think about it, the best thing about the BSAC learning experience was that once you signed up, you were hanging around with divers for several weeks while you went through the process of becoming a diver. The sport becomes a key element in your life.
Nice surprise. Thank you. I am reading and watching the films for the last hour they are great. I love the Great Lakes film. I dove there in 1975. Lovely place.
Regards to you both,
Mahmut
Cheers, Mahmut! :-)
As always a superb read ... I particularly liked your early training piece. It put me in mind of the fact that it's now commonplace to hear divers of "more advanced years" saying how lax today's diving courses are compared with the, "good old days". I'd just like to add to that. "Gawd, you had it easy, Simon. Training standards had obviously entered a period of decline when you took up diving. " :-)
Ha, ha, ha, Strikey - nice one. "But you try and tell the young people today that… and they won't believe ya!" :-)