Yesterday was day three of the 8th DMA (Divemaster Academy) at the Florida Sea Base. It's been a whirlwind of activity so I haven't posted anything yet but I'll try to re-cap.
Day one was Sunday the 18th. We started in the classroom introducing ourselves, handing out uniforms and going over the 'rules of engagement'. It's always good to meet the candidates even though they are quite reserved at first. The afternoon was spent setting up and storing the dive gear. Evening was classroom. A pretty sedate day.
Day two, Monday the 19th, was our first dive day. Everyone was excited but we still had to go over navigation and some standards first. In the afternoon we headed to Port Antigua, a protected anchorage with crap visibility. We had to dive there since the winds have been up for days and it was too sporty to go out into the ocean. The first dive was a led dive, where we assessed the candidates dive skills. It was difficult since we couldn't see them. One numb-nut even ended up in the wrong group when the groups crossed underwater and then didn't surface to find his group. Stupid, novice mistake. The second dive was a 'fun' dive; an opportunity to get their dive numbers up. The evening consisted of more classroom.
Day three to come...gotta go to the morning meeting.
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