PADI recently interviewed Cameron Schwaiger from Kew in Victoria who took up his dream job as a PADI Divemaster at Academy of Scuba, a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre in Glen Iris and Rye, Victoria.
DESCRIBE A TYPICAL DAY:
When I’m assisting on a course and haven’t worked with a particular Instructor before, we will begin with a discussion on how the course is to be run and what their expectations are. I help with the gear, answer any questions and make the students feel comfortable. Then the fun part begins – the dives! My main role here is to help keep a watch on the students and assist them if needed. After the dive, we return the gear, discuss the diving and complete the paperwork. Finally it’s congratulations to those who have completed their course, with grins all round!
**WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT BECOMING A PADI DIVEMASTER?
**The in-depth learning was very interesting – I absorbed so much more about diving. The skills were a challenge, but lots of fun to do and also hearing about all the terrific diving stories from our PADI Instructor. And then finally getting to assist as an intern on the courses.
ANY WORDS OF WISDOM TO FUTURE DIVEMASTERS?
If you love diving, want to learn more and find helping others rewarding, have a chat to your local dive store – or other Divemasters and Instructors to understand more about what is involved.
FINAL WORDS? “Diving is so much fun, so who wouldn’t want to spend more time in the water! Seriously, I wanted to learn more and also be involved with showing others how fantastic it is”.
Want to learn more about Cameron? Read more here…
