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Lou,
You seem to have missed the point here. To do the course in the sea would involve more travelling and therefore more expense, saving the gate money at Capernwray doesnt solve the outgoings cost.
If the rescue diver and surface support are staff then they need a wage, which will be more than a £10 a day and I have to pay them even if there is no work.The shop compressor? Do you suggest I buy a compressor, it would take many years to get my money back on that, if ever, again airfills arent the problem.
Run the course for four divers, I personally wouldnt consider taking more than two students on a drysuit course, if they have problems which a lot do then I can only safely control two students. This course can be hard work unless you get students who are naturals, and then they are nice and easy.
I never do courses to the minimum requirement whatever you mean exactly by that, it is a good days work and a valuable learning experience for someone who has never dived a drysuit before.
The idea that I will struggle on my own because I have no resources, well the shops that have the resources still have to pay for them with lump sums or loans.
I wished to make the point when I posted this item that I have no idea how people do the course in the region of £75 as stated.
I did my Open Water and AOW in warmer climes so I did the drysuit speciality as I had to but also to LEARN how to use one. If you used a drysuit on your OW course then that is proof that you have training.
Think of it as an insurance policy to ensure that you dont miss out in the future on that dive trip when your suit rips and you need to hire one, its up to you whether you do or you dont.  |