Instructors - what they really think of you.….

For a little light relief, here are a few more of those instructors’ comments – can you think of anyone they may be applied to in this club?

• "It's hard to believe that he beat out 1,000,000 other sperm." 

• "This trainee is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definite won't be." 

• "When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet." 

• "A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on." 

• "He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room." 

• "He's been working with glue too much." 

Training Officer’s Update

The Club Diver course is progressing well with one lecture remaining at the time of writing. Due to some people joining the course part-way through, plus the usual holiday absences, every single lecture will need to be given again, so I’m hoping each lecturer won’t mind re-doing their one!  

We now have 10 students who are all doing brilliantly in their pool lessons. Welcome to newcomers Barry Reavill, Susan Dawes and David Bailey. 

Meanwhile there are plenty of open-water lessons / assessments taking place.  As the diving season draws to a close, I am hoping more instructors will be available for training dives, if only to relieve pressure on the usual suspects! 

From now on, Barry Perton will be assisting me by organising all open-water training. This is to relieve me of part of the TO’s workload as I have a new demanding job (teaching) which will take lots of my time. I will still be responsible for theory and pool lessons, but please deal with Barry for any open-water training requirements for the time being. 

Some brilliant news is that 8 people are booked onto Instructor Training Courses this autumn. I’m glad my nagging, whoops I mean encouragement, has paid off! 

Thanks go to Steve Lee and John Ramsay for running the very popular photographic course. It’s good to have the more established members using the pool and the photographic competition should be busier next time! 

Very shortly the Boat-Handling and Practical Rescue Management SDCs will begin. Places may be available so contact me ASAP if interested. Lifesaving will be after the Dive Leader theory course (late Oct or Nov).  Incidentally you should do the PRM SDC if you hope to become a DL, and also need to buy copies of the BSAC manuals Seamanship, Safety and Rescue for Divers and Advanced Sport Diving plus the DL workbook (I have a few copies of the latter for sale).

Lindsey Doyle