Got My PADI Divemaster Card

Posted by Marcus D. Hanwell on
When I got back from work today I had a very big letter from PADI. I didn't think they were going to get it to me in time for Christmas but they managed it in the end! They seem to have butchered the photo I took so long getting ready for them. I got a nice head and shoulders shot like they asked for, printed it at exactly the size they wanted, trimmed it down and sent it off. They seem to have used the nastiest scanner they could find, butchered the colour and zoomed right in on my face and skipped the shoulders part they asked for.

It is nice to have my first black card though - ready for our holiday out to Egypt next month. Everyone from Tigerdive went out yesterday to the pub too and I got my Tigerdivemaster engraved hip flask too. I am sure that will come in useful over the holiday season.

Back to writing up my thesis now... Need to get it finished, need to get it finished, need to get it finished... I want a shave - it's all itchy!

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kinzi djamila on :

kinzi djamilaim passing my padi in egypt and i find my instructor a bit severe ,i want to arrive to dive master should i change my instructor
thanks

Marcus D. Hanwell on :

Marcus D. HanwellPersonally I would. If you want to progress to PADI Divemaster I think it is important that your instructor is someone you can get along with as you will have to work with them quite closely. Good luck and most important of all have fun! I haven't been diving in about eight months now and really miss it.

Gary on :

GaryCongratulations Marcus - quite surprising that the Divemaster pack made it through to you so quickly. Sometime it can drag on for months (but I guess it depends which PADI regioanl office your application goes through)! So have you been doing a bit of work as a PADI Divemaster?

And FAO Kinzi, for sure you should change your instructor if you didn't already. Diving should be fun. There are a lot of instructors out there who get on a bit of an ego trip when they're teaching, or become burnt out after many open water courses - especially in a bausy dive destination like Egypt. If it's not working for you, change!

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