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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 13:32:07 +1000
From: p.omalley@qu*.ed*.au* (Paul Omalley)
Subject: PADI IDC
To: techdiver@terra.net
Who says you can't pass a PADI IE with only an IDC for experience. I did! It
was 6 years since my rescue course,my 1 DM course rescue was a joke,my IE
rescue was worse, the examiner had 30 plus candidates and 2.5 days to do the
lot.I hadn't dived for 9 months before the IDC but I passed everything first
time. I paid my  dues and was able to teach rescue from day one. That was
nearly 10 years ago,my rescue skills have improved due to experience(full
time instruction)since then .Unfortunately I dont think the standard of
candidate has improved, about 11 months ago we hired a recent IDC/IE
graduate and sent them off to the pool with their first course,the pool
owner rang the shop and asked if we knew wether the instructor was certified
(they were).He was worried because the instructor was lying on a towel on
the side of the pool,sunnies on ,doing the pool sessions. The students would
do a skill then surface for further instructions. Had I not seen it for
myself I would have thought it was a practical joke. Needless to say the
instructor was fired,but why tell the association who certified them after
all they said this person is competent and qualified.

Paul O'Malley

PS. I don't blame PADI, just the examiners.

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