DTL staff member Juvi is finally certified Open Water after a lot of hard work and study.
Thanks to all the instructors that made this happen and a special thank you to Kym Smithies and Mike and Mel from Singapore with thier help on the translation.
Because Luc finished his Divemaster and went straight on to the Instructor Development Course, he missed out on the Dive Timor tradition of the snorkel test
Not for long! Luc completed his snorkel test with a red wine chaser rather than beer (well he is French!)...
After a very entertaining Instructor development course, we decided there were a few 'men of the moment' and Dive Timor Lorosae had to give thier own awards in recognition of this.
Chris - Most Pedantic Award with his affected effectiveness
Pedro - Most Improved Award - a little gem of an instructor emerged about 3 days into the course
Marek - The Marek Moment Award - What can...
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More Fun on the Instructor Development Course
Friday, 23 July 2010
Back in the Pool and the Open Water again for more skills and demonstrations. Everyone completed the course yesterday. The Instructors Exams are on Monday and Tuesday, then PARTY!
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East Timor's First Instructor Development Course
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The guys are working hard refining thier skills on our first Instructor Development Course in preparation for the Instructors Exams on monday and tuesday.
The days are long, the schedule is tough, but they are doing really well and having a few laughs and 'Marek Moments'
Before coming to East Timor, Chris and Susan checked out the diving on our website. There were two things that persueded Chris to do his Divemaster with Dive Timor, our website and our ritual of the Divemaster snorkel test. Strange guy!
Chris has been here for 7 weeks and sailed through his EFR, Rescue and Divemaster courses. Next step PADI Instructor course here at Dive Timor ...
Roberto has recently joined us as a PADI Divemster. He speaks Portugese, Spanish, French and English (with a wonderful accent).
He's travelled extensively and his last post was in Byron Bay, Australia. Roberto will be here for a few months and will complete his instructors course with us in July
Come in and meet him (he doesnt always look so crazy)...
Today Xyanna (11) and Leticia (10) became the first ever East Timorese Seal Team members after completing Aquamissions 1-5 over 3 sessions in the pool.
They are now going on to do Aquamission specialities, Skin Diving and Navigation
A (warm) welcome to our new Divemaster Petr from the Czech Republic. Petr will be with DTL for a couple of months after deciding he fancied a sunnier climate.
He's already abandoned his 5mm wetsuit in favour of a rash vest and board shorts. As our waters are just a bit warmer than his last dive back home shown here!...
A warm welcome to Greg from Australia to the DTL team. Greg just spent 3 years in Mozambique and after returning to Australia for a brief stint, decided he preferred the developing world to Western Civilization. So thats how he ended up here.
Greg is a skipper, Diving Instructor and a very handy man when it comes to equipment maintenance. So if your regs need that annual service, come...
Mallika Naguran has worked for the private and public sectors in Singapore ranging from fashion to IT. A former editor of Asian Diver magazine, she provides web communications and editorial services for corporates. She has written for numerous publications and is a regular contributor of Discovery Channel Magazine.
Concerned with the alarming rate of tourism development with little rega...
Congratulations to 'Sweedish' on finishing his Divemaster course.
Chris passed the snorkel test with no style or decorum, but did impress the lads when he insisted on adding a can of Guinness (all the way from Ireland)to the already fizzy concoction...
