Which course

[kath2407]

Originally Posted by adamr

It just seems they have made the course longer than it needs to be? Or it might be me being lazy

Thanks

Adam

It doesn't have to be "longer than necessary". I did my dive leader with the region - all the lectures in one weekend and they offered all the dives in another 2 weekends at Capernwray. Therefore, technically, you could have it completed in 3 weeks. And the branch also recently did a weekend like this covering all the lectures on a saturday and a sunday.

Talk to Frank or Stew the TO and see if he's planning this again?

As it is I did the lectures but was dry side due to medical reasons so I've taken my time over doing the dives. Which is no bad thing.

I found the DL course to be really good. Improving my resue skills and being able to "think outside the box" for situations. My advise is don't sack off the DL course completely. Do it and then see how you feel. The training is through the club you spend £30 (??) on training materials and then see how it goes.

K XX

[kath2407]

Originally Posted by JamesW

Don't the DL course only cover's BLS & o2 Admin so what happens when someone cuts their self oh dear who is First Aid Trained.

i did both my O2 and PRM courses with the region and our instructors day job was a paramedic. We did cover basic first aid, the difference between arterial and veinal bleeding, concussion, shock, heart attack etc etc. Maybe this was a benefit of our instructor and additional to the sylabus but I aint knocking it.

It also covered things like channel 16, calling pan pan and calling mayday which are very useful skills.

K XX

[JamesW]

Originally Posted by kath2407

i did both my O2 and PRM courses with the region and our instructors day job was a paramedic. We did cover basic first aid, the difference between arterial and veinal bleeding, concussion, shock, heart attack etc etc. Maybe this was a benefit of our instructor and additional to the sylabus but I aint knocking it.

It also covered things like channel 16, calling pan pan and calling mayday which are very useful skills.

K XX

Hi Kate
That was taught on the SDC's not on you DL course??

Thanks
Jxxx

[SoggyFox]

Originally Posted by kath2407

and they offered all the dives in another 2 weekends at Capernwray. Therefore, technically, you could have it completed in 3 weeks.

was that just the training dives done over the 2 weekends, not all the qualifying dives? IIRC theres 6 or 8 dive leading dives and so many from a boat and over a certain depth etc etc. (not got my quals book to hand so going from memory). I was told by the training team at my club that they would only sign off 2 boxes for any one dive.

[Ian B]

The BSAC Dive Leader course is very good. It may not be what you're looking for for deeper dives, although it will mean you will be qualified to go to 50m which is useful as far as holiday dive insurance goes, but you'll learn a lot and probably have fun doing it.

[Rob Dobson]

As others have suggested look for an instructor to take your diving further and not a course. As has also been suggested already I'd start by talking to Mark Powell.