Malapascua Specialty Instructor training December 2019

With the November IDC and December PADI IE in the bag, it is time to look at Malapascua Specialty Instructor training December 2019. This all happens at PADI 5* IDDR Resort ‘Thresher Cove Resort‘. As you know, right here on Malapascua in the Philippines.

Firstly, all six candidates participated in the Nitrox and Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor specialties. Secondly, we continued with Ruben and Jackie for their MSDT prep course. This means 5 instructor level specialties per person. Thirdly, Will also joined us for his self-reliant specialty training. Let’s go diving!

Malapascua Specialty Instructor training December 2019

One of the thresher sharks that joined us during the deep dive instructor specialty training. Certainly Monad Shoal is delivering once more.

Jackie opted for the Deep-, DUP-, Night-, Self-reliant and Adaptive techniques specialties. On the other hand, Ruben did the Search & Recovery and Drift specialties instead of Self-reliant and DUP. On top of this, Will joined us for the self-reliant training. Just for the record, DUP means Digital Underwater Photography.

Malapascua Specialty Instructor training December 2019

Will and Jackie during their self-reliant training

Over a couple of action packed days we managed to finish all training. High light was the days deep diving at Monad Shoal. We encountered various thresher sharks. Some came even close enough to get a nice picture of them.

Malapascua Specialty Instructor training December 2019

Ruben in full compass concentration mode during his Search & Recovery specialty training.

We’re almost a month on now, at the time of writing this blog. To sum up, all candidates have moved on or spread out. Balt is still working at Thresher Cove Resort. No surprise here, he’s the home boy! Ruben is asked to take up a position as instructor at Thresher Cove Resort. He happily took the offered position. Vito is travelling with his Mum. Lucinda is on Koh Phi Phi, Thailand. Jackie is with Will working at another dive center on Malapascua. I’m very happy to see them all doing what they like! All the best to you!

Maybe time to change your life?

Jackie and Ruben during the open water workshop for the adaptive techniques specialty.

We have six more PADI IDC programs coming up in 2020. Firstly, we kick off 6th February. Secondly, another IDC program starts 23rd March. Thirdly, how about 22nd May? Check out our IDC schedule.

Don’t hesitate to contact me and ask for more detailed information. I’m happy to provide this to you. Looking forward seeing you at your PADI IDC at Thresher Cove Resort!

October 5, 2019January 23, 2022

PADI Adaptive techniques course at Thresher Cove Resort

We offer the PADI Adaptive techniques course at Thresher Cove Resort. It’s a new course and well worth getting certified in.

First of all this course focuses on increasing awareness of varying diver abilities. Secondly, explores adaptive teaching techniques to apply when training and diving with physically and mentally challenged divers.

For example, you will learn the best way to understand the limitations these divers have. In other words, you get to role play being blindfolded. In addition you may have to execute skills with only one arm or leg being used. We try to make this course as realistic as we can.

PADI Adaptive techniques course at Thresher Cove Resort

Are you that PADI Professional who wants to become more aware of individual considerations when working with people who have physical or mental challenges? Certainly this is the course that you have been looking for.

Camille, our PADI Course Director teaches PADI IDC programs bi-monthly at Thresher Cove Resort. As a result, around each IDC program, he is able to teach this course.

Are you a PADI Divemaster or PADI Master Freediver? Have completed an EFR Primary and Secondary Care course within 24 months? This makes you eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course.

Here is what the PADI Specialty course will help you with:

First of all you become more aware and mindful of individual considerations when introducing people with disabilities to diving or freediving.
Secondly you explore adaptive techniques that can be applied while supervising and training divers or freedivers with disabilities in PADI courses and programs.
Thirdly, to properly counsel and direct student divers. This is based on their abilities. This will help them toward PADI certification, PADI experience programs or a disabilities-dedicated diving organization for limited certification programs.
Last but not least. Learn additional techniques to motivate and encourage student divers with mental and/or physical challenges.

This course consists of a knowledge development section. We also add two confined water skill development workshops. On top of that, there are also two open water workshops. They are fun and you will learn loads!

In addition, there’s a subset of this course. This is the PADI Adaptive Support Diver course.,This is of interest to divers who want to learn how they can best support dive buddies who have physical or mental challenges.

PADI Adaptive techniques course at Thresher Cove Resort

First of all come and visit us at Thresher Cove Resort. Secondly, join us in one of our Adaptive techniques courses around the IDC programs. You can find our PADI IDC schedule here.

Don’t be shy. Get in touch and ask for more information about this course. Looking forward seeing you soon on Malapascua! Thresher Cove Resort is waiting for you!

September 21, 2019January 23, 2022

PADI Self Reliant diver course at Thresher Cove Resort

We offer the PADI Self Reliant diver course at Thresher Cove Resort. First of all to recognize and accept the role of the buddy system and its contributions to diver safety. Secondly to identify and develop self-reliance and independence while diving.

There are two reasons for an experienced diver to take the Self-Reliant diver course:
• To develop the skills of planning and carrying out dives without a partner. When this is preferred or necessary.
• To sharpen skills of diving self-reliance. It will make you, as a diver a stronger partner in a dive pair or team.

Certainly PADI instructors should be looking for this certification! For example, you are responsible as an instructor for the safety of all of your students. On the other hand, will all of your students be able to help you if need arises?

In other words, get certified at self reliant diver level with Camille after your PADI IDC with us. After that you’re only one more training dive away from becoming a PADI self reliant instructor.

PADI Self Reliant diver course at Thresher Cove Resort

Self reliant training at diver level includes 3 open water dives. Among others you will learn how to deploy an SMB during your safety stop. As a result you can enjoy the Malapascua marine life on your own, without the masses!

In order to join this PADI course, you need to meet a few prerequisites. To clarify what they are;

First of all be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. Likewise, if you have a qualifying certification from another training organization, that will do as well.
Secondly, you need to have logged a minimum of 100 dives.
Thirdly, be 18 years of age or older.
Fourth, successfully complete a dive skills assessment by a PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor.

PADI Self Reliant diver course at Thresher Cove Resort

Become familiar with new equipment! As a consequence, the equipment requirements for a student diver are;

Standard dive equipment as outlined in the General Standards and Procedures Guide of the PADI Instructor Manual.
Surface marker buoy, such as a delayed surface marker buoy (DSMB) or lift bag with at least 30 metres/100 feet of line.
Redundant gas source – pony cylinder, twin cylinders with isolation valve or sidemount configuration. Redundant gas supply must be configured so that the diver can access it with one hand.
A redundant depth gauge and bottom timer, or dive computer.
Two redundant surface signaling devices (both visual and audible)
Knife/cutting tool (except where locally prohibited)
Slate and pencil
Back-up mask (recommended)

Getting excited? Contact me for more details on this course.