OWD and Jr. OWD course with Tiina, Vihtori and Nestori. Fun diving in Hilutungan and Nalusuan with s
OWD course price: 17,000 php Jr. OWD course price (age 10-14): 17,000 php Time: 29.9.-1.10.2012 Fun dives: 5.10.2012 I recommended my students to make PADI eLearning first in internet before course. In this option we can finish course 1 day earlier than in traditional course. In eLearning option students don’t need to have a manual (with knowledge reviews) and don’t need to make a final exam. Only what they need to do after eLearning is to make a theory review and then we are already ready for d...
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Thresher shark diving in Malapascua with my Rescue Diver student from Hong Kong.
Location: Malapascua, Cebu, PhilippinesDate; May 12-14, 2012Dive sites: Monad Shoal/ Shark point, North Point, Deep Rock My student who I already certified to Padi OWD, AOWD wanted to continue to Rescue Diver level We decided to make diving first in Malapascua for a few days before course. Malapascua is famous of Thresher sharks but three is also much more to see. We left from Cebu Mactan International Airport 1pm with a private van to Malapascua. This time there were many road works so travelli...
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Scuba Haven Fiesta parties in real Pinoy style
Location: St.Dominic, Lapu-Lapu city, Mactan, Cebu. Philippines Date; March 9, 2012 Guests: 15 Roasted Pork (Lechon Baboy): 4300php (74eur) Bottle of 70cm Tanduay T5 (local rum); 57php (1eur) Bottle of 35cm London Gin: 35php (0,60eur) Can of San Miguel Pilsen (beer): 30php (0,50eur) Outdoor Bambu furnitures: 2000php (34eur) Scuba Haven opening parties and celebration of patron St.Dominic I wanted to celebrate Scuba Haven opening and offer to my friends a nice and real pinoy Fiesta. I invited mor...
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Scuba Haven and Diving in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
Lots of things has happened since I wrote in my blog last time. I have opened a new dive business Scuba Haven in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines. Location is conventionally located close to beach between Shangri-La- and Movenpick resorts (former Hilton). Facilities are fully functional what means that courses can be conducted also in swimming pool or you can get help with equipment beside normal dive shop facilities. Best of this place is that its relaxed and spacious without busy dive shop hassling a...
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I am a finish guy who loves scuba diving. I work now as an Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI,PADI,SS
I am a finish guy who loves scuba diving. I work now as an Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI,PADI,SSI) in a freelance based in Cebu, Philippines (Mactan) and I provide and guarantee high standard and -quality services to all my customers and students. Full service premises including training pool are conventionally located close to beach, close to international airport (15min), close to resorts and close distance to good dive sites. Place is spacious, quiet and relaxing without busy dive shop ha...
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Life in Mactan, Cebu as an PADI and SSI Dive Instructor
Period: Sep 15th – Dec 11th (3 months)Dives: 64PADI certifications: 16 (scuba diver, open water and advanced open water)SSI certifications: 3 (open water)Websites: http://www.padi.com , http://www.divessi.com It has been a long time since I wrote something to my blog. Reason for this is that I have been busy with my work as an dive instructor in Scotty’s dive center but now I have had few day offs. Also I have not had time to take underwater photos because it is not allowed when you are working ...
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Dive instructor parties and future career, Mactan, Cebu
Location: Scotty´s dive center (based in Shangri-la resort and spa). Websites: http://www.divescotty.com http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/cebu/mactanresort In a same day as we had IE we began to celebrate our dive instructor certifications. We took few beers with Lee in Scotty´s dive center and in evening we met other group in Korean restaurant Most of the guys are divers in these photos from different certification levels and most of them are Japanese. It was very nice dinner and good comp...
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Instructor Exam (IE), Mactan, Cebu (Queen of South Philippines)
Location: Bellavista hotel, Angel Marine dive center (based in Crimson Beach resort and Spa)Instructor Exam (IE): 27-28.8.2011MI: Lee ButlerCD: Cecilia MasudaInstructor Assessor: George Wegmann (Padi Australia) After 2 weeks hard studies in Instructor Development Course (IDC) I was ready to take IE. Master Instructor Lee Butler prepared me so well during IDC so i was confident to take IE. Of course everything can happen in stressful IE but I was ready. “The purpose of the IE is to evaluate your ...
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Dive Master Training DMT, Training completed. I am a Dive Master! (Day 55)
Now all tests, skills and programs has been done and passed. So its time to celebrate my PADI Dive Master certification. As you can see from counter above I finished DMT in 8 weeks. DMT took more time than I expected but my confidence level has increased all the time during training so everything has been useful for me. I have had an honour to work and grow with more experienced dive professionals. Thanks to them I have gained a level that I can be proud and confident to face new challenges in m...
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Dive Master Training DMT, Training program and test results (Day 50)
Today is my day 50 in my Dive Master Training. At the first beginning I thought that around 30 days should be enough for training but I was wrong. There are several reasons why training takes more time and some of reasons are my personal choices. Here is a list of factors which can affect to length of your dive master training and should be considered before DMT begins. - Available time for DMT (I have reserved 1-2 months for this and schedule is more relaxing)- Available time of Instructor (not...
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Dive Master Training DMT, My 100´s dive was in Boracay! (Day 38)
Time flies here in Boracay. Today is already my 38th day in DMT. Before I began my DMT we agreed that training will take around 30 days but during this time I have manage to make also other things beside DMT (kind of internship) and its for sure helpful later in my career as an diver. What I have done so far during DMT. - Assisting instructor with DSD and OWD students- Made DSD briefings in Russian and English- Being a Dive master for some customers (underwater guide)- All around guy (gathering ...
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Dive Master Training DMT, Dive sites in Boracay, DSD and Full moon party (Day 29)
Some words about my Dive Master Training (DMT). I have finished DM Manual with knowledge reviews, made first skill circuit training with my instructor (demonstration of 20 owd skills), assisting instructor with OWD students and conducted DSD briefing. What was interesting aspect in DSD briefing that it was my first briefing with a customers and customers were RUSSIANS! I checked few dive specific words in Russian and briefing went well! J But I will translate DSD briefing table in Russian for th...
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Dive Master Training DMT, New diving equipment evaluation (Day 22)
Location: BoracayDive site photos: Balinghai Its time to evaluate my new diving equipments after 1 week use (8 days). Most of diving equipments worked well but there is also one exception. I made during 8 days 9 dives + DSD and OWD dives with a students (confined water). This past week has been interesting because I have assisted first DSD dives (Discover Scuba Diving) and OWD dives with students (assisting instructor). But lets go back to scuba gear evaluation. Here is a my photo with all gears...
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Dive Master Training DMT, New diving equipments (Day 14)
Location: BoracayDive site photos: Friday´s rock It was time to buy new dive gears. PADI recommends to buy own gears while having DMT and its better to get used with your own set. When you have own equipments diving is much more comfortable and enjoyable so it was an easy decision to follow PADI recommendation. I explored 3 different dive equipment shops in Boracay (Mares, Cressi and Aquaventure Whitetip. First I asked other dive pros opinions about gears and my instructors advices. Its notable ...
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Dive Master Training DMT, Diving, diving and DM manual reading (Day 6)
Location: BoracayDive sites: Yapak and Balinghai My Dive master training began with a diving and it continues in same way. I have dived 3 times/ day and some of dive sites are getting familiar for me because i have been there several times. Because of on-going OWD trainings I have been in more times in dive sites like Coral´s reef and Angol Point because there are best conditions for training (shallow water, sandy bottom). So far I haven’t been OWD assistant but that time will be later. I have f...
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Dive Master Course DMC, First days in course (Day4)
Location: BoracayDive sites: Camia´s wreck, Channel Drift, Coral Garden, Crocodile Island, Friday´s Rock First days in course I spend by diving and get aquinted with a diving sites. This has been very interesting time and I can say that dive sites are better than what I thought. I also know better staff in dive shop and it’s a great pleasure for me. I have made some diving with OWD students and with Mat (instructor). I try to learn from these dives also something and especially interesting to se...
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Dive Master Course DMC (Part 2), Course begins (Day1)
Location: BoracayDive sites: Virgin Drop, Coral Garden, Angol Point So it was time to begin my Dive master course. I went 8.30am to dive shop and I met my instructor Mat. Today was 3 dives and I am very pleased to get more dives because this is what I really miss. As a prerequisite for Dive master candidate you need to have 40 dives. After today I have 38 dives and tomorrow will be 3 dives more. So I will have more than 40 dives and on that sense ready to begin my Dive master course. Also to be ...
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Dive Master Course DMC (Part 1), Preparations and Dive center selection process
Boracay, Malay Aklan Dive shop: Sea WorldLocation: Boracay (Malay Aklan), Station 1 (at the beachfront 100 m from D´mall to south)Instructor: Mathieu Notte (“Mat”)Course length: Around 1 month + possible internship DMC Price: 55.000, 916€Price includes: DMC with PADI materials and equipment use, EFR Instructor course, Unlimited dives for duration of course Price NOT include: PADI Dive master Application AUS$ 139 (2011, 104€) which must be renewed yearly, EFR Instructor application AUS$ 120 (90€)...
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