7.16.08 - Divemaster/Assistant Instructor Log

Hello everyone!

Wednesday night, July 16th finds the Video Dude back in the pool in his role as Divemaster/Assistant Instructor for Open Water Pool Session #2 at the Pompano Beach Aquatic Center. Once again I am teamed up with Bobby James from Scuba Network Deerfield Beach and this time we are also joined by independent instructor Chuck to help us run the students through their skills. Tonight we're doing snorkeling skills, compass navigation, buddy checks, descent/ascent procedures, and switching from regulator to snorkel while swimming at the surface.

Once again we divide into groups and each of us takes a number of students for a particular skill, then switch groups. This went on all night until all the skills were completed. We only got interrupted one time due to lightning in the area and had to exit the pool area for 20 minutes until the "all clear" was sounded. While we were waiting, I had everyone get their compasses and head out to the parking lot for some navigation lessons. By the time we were allowed back in the pool, everyone was pretty proficient at navigation.

Well that's about it for this session. I am really liking the opportunity to stretch my teaching skills a bit and see the students get their skills down. I hope to do it some more in the future!

Another night of fun in Paradise!

The Video Dude