Thursday, March 05, 2009
Freelance Divers PADI SSI & dive certification agencies
A very interesting concept a network of freelance divers that offer their services outside of the regular network of dive certification agencies such as PADI, SSI, SDS, YMCA, BSAC and the others, but you have to wonder that if there marketing is as poor as this is what kind of perception will the diving public have of them.
I know that when I started EcoSea Dive in Cambodia that having the PADI affiliation was important to many of the folks that came to dive with us and we could say that there were certain minimums concerning safety and the way that the dive course and the dive trips that give people a measure of safety knowing that there is some oversight from outside the provider.
When EcoSea was approached from SSI one of the things that convinced me to offer the SSI and PADI was that all SSI instructors had to work under a dive shop and that there was a 3 way checks and balances as the dive shop watch the instructors and the customers, the instructors watch the dive shops and the customers, and the customers watch the dive shops and the instructors.
I never was comfortable with the PADI dictatorial process which as a shop owner puts you under a lot of stress as there is no real grievance process when there is a conflict between the dive shop and PADI, and they can yank your PADI shop licenses and then you are in deep trouble and all of your investment can be flushed overnight. To be fair to PADI they do give warning of their actions and there is a process but it is far away and everything is in writing.
There was one time that we had a QA on a minor problem that had nothing to do with safety or diving. We were sent 2 email's and we never got the email and then they shut us off and would not let up process online cert’s as we were on a administration hold, well you could imagine the turmoil that the company went through all because the email was not getting to us because of a bad connection due to a massive computer virus outbreak in Cambodia. I always felt that they should have given a courtesy call and say hey do you plan on answering the QA before they put the company on administrator hold?
Something PADI might consider is to have a group of PADI Master Instructors act as a final review board that PADI and the Dive Shop or instructor can apply to before a final lifting of licenses.
Fred Tittle PADI MSDT the writer of this blog is no longer associated in anyway with EcoSea Dive in Cambodia which he sold in 2007 and the opinion expressed above are those of Fred Tittle only who owns the URL www.ecosea.com .
Everything below has nothing to do with either EcoSea.com or EcoSea Dive in Cambodia.
Please, meet the “ The Freelance Divers Red Sea ”
The office of “ The Freelance divers Red Sea ” is a network of Egyptian dive-masters, dive-instructors, with an international certification.
They offer their professional services for all dive-activities in the Red Sea (Egypt)
Who are you ?
- A Diving Center in need of dive-staff.
- A dive club that wants to realize his specific dive trips.
- A tourist office that likes to answer to the needs of their diver-customers.
- An individual who wants a dive guide, dive instructor.
- Some one who likes to inform others that we are there to guide divers trough the beauty of the Red Sea in a save and pleasant way.
Everybody is welcome to join us for a dive in the Red Sea !
Who are we ?
- Egyptian professional dive masters => dive instructors
- We know every dive spot of the Red Sea, from Sharm El Sheik to Marsa Alam.
- We are a network of freelance (we work on independent base) professional divers.
- We are very flexible in time and place, what means in a short time we can provide you with a small or big team of professional divers.
- Depending what you are going to do, we provide equipment, we rent boats, contact local diving centers, to cooperate with them etc...We tell you what’s still possible.
We want to give you very save and pleasant dive moments !
What are we doing ?
- Our dive instructors give all dive-courses ex PADI (Scuba diver, Open Water diver) etc…
- We guide individuals or groups during daily dives , we come pick you up in your hotel or apartment and bring you to the marine for a daily dive trip on the boat or we can even do a beach dive or night dive.
- For more experienced divers we plan dive safari’s to more extended places (ex. The Brothers Islands, The Thistlegorm wreck )
Ask us and we make you your diveprogram !
Contact : Hesham a el said (network manager )
+20 12 0359482
info@aaaaahdiveredsea.com
www.Aaaaahdiveredsea.com
What’s our price ?
- We offer price quality.
- We handle the common market prices (low season – high season – group prices – 10% discount by booking online)
- Download our pricelist
- We offer flexible programs for the best price
Contact us and we answer you as soon as possible.
Hopefully we’ll meet you soon !
The Freelance Divers Red Sea
Please see our other blog Cheap Charlies Hotels Asia Blog
I know that when I started EcoSea Dive in Cambodia that having the PADI affiliation was important to many of the folks that came to dive with us and we could say that there were certain minimums concerning safety and the way that the dive course and the dive trips that give people a measure of safety knowing that there is some oversight from outside the provider.
When EcoSea was approached from SSI one of the things that convinced me to offer the SSI and PADI was that all SSI instructors had to work under a dive shop and that there was a 3 way checks and balances as the dive shop watch the instructors and the customers, the instructors watch the dive shops and the customers, and the customers watch the dive shops and the instructors.
I never was comfortable with the PADI dictatorial process which as a shop owner puts you under a lot of stress as there is no real grievance process when there is a conflict between the dive shop and PADI, and they can yank your PADI shop licenses and then you are in deep trouble and all of your investment can be flushed overnight. To be fair to PADI they do give warning of their actions and there is a process but it is far away and everything is in writing.
There was one time that we had a QA on a minor problem that had nothing to do with safety or diving. We were sent 2 email's and we never got the email and then they shut us off and would not let up process online cert’s as we were on a administration hold, well you could imagine the turmoil that the company went through all because the email was not getting to us because of a bad connection due to a massive computer virus outbreak in Cambodia. I always felt that they should have given a courtesy call and say hey do you plan on answering the QA before they put the company on administrator hold?
Something PADI might consider is to have a group of PADI Master Instructors act as a final review board that PADI and the Dive Shop or instructor can apply to before a final lifting of licenses.
Fred Tittle PADI MSDT the writer of this blog is no longer associated in anyway with EcoSea Dive in Cambodia which he sold in 2007 and the opinion expressed above are those of Fred Tittle only who owns the URL www.ecosea.com .
Everything below has nothing to do with either EcoSea.com or EcoSea Dive in Cambodia.
Please, meet the “ The Freelance Divers Red Sea ”
The office of “ The Freelance divers Red Sea ” is a network of Egyptian dive-masters, dive-instructors, with an international certification.
They offer their professional services for all dive-activities in the Red Sea (Egypt)
Who are you ?
- A Diving Center in need of dive-staff.
- A dive club that wants to realize his specific dive trips.
- A tourist office that likes to answer to the needs of their diver-customers.
- An individual who wants a dive guide, dive instructor.
- Some one who likes to inform others that we are there to guide divers trough the beauty of the Red Sea in a save and pleasant way.
Everybody is welcome to join us for a dive in the Red Sea !
Who are we ?
- Egyptian professional dive masters => dive instructors
- We know every dive spot of the Red Sea, from Sharm El Sheik to Marsa Alam.
- We are a network of freelance (we work on independent base) professional divers.
- We are very flexible in time and place, what means in a short time we can provide you with a small or big team of professional divers.
- Depending what you are going to do, we provide equipment, we rent boats, contact local diving centers, to cooperate with them etc...We tell you what’s still possible.
We want to give you very save and pleasant dive moments !
What are we doing ?
- Our dive instructors give all dive-courses ex PADI (Scuba diver, Open Water diver) etc…
- We guide individuals or groups during daily dives , we come pick you up in your hotel or apartment and bring you to the marine for a daily dive trip on the boat or we can even do a beach dive or night dive.
- For more experienced divers we plan dive safari’s to more extended places (ex. The Brothers Islands, The Thistlegorm wreck )
Ask us and we make you your diveprogram !
Contact : Hesham a el said (network manager )
+20 12 0359482
info@aaaaahdiveredsea.com
www.Aaaaahdiveredsea.com
What’s our price ?
- We offer price quality.
- We handle the common market prices (low season – high season – group prices – 10% discount by booking online)
- Download our pricelist
- We offer flexible programs for the best price
Contact us and we answer you as soon as possible.
Hopefully we’ll meet you soon !
The Freelance Divers Red Sea
Please see our other blog Cheap Charlies Hotels Asia Blog
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