Additional Resources for Readers of “Your Career and/or Life as a Scuba Diving Instructor” by Darcy Kieran
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The following list provides sources of additional information for people who have read “Your Career and/or Life as a Scuba Diving Instructor.” Without reading the book, you would miss the context and the meaning of this information.
NEW! An Advanced Logbook For Continuous Improvement
Designed for certified divers, divemasters & instructors, it is much more than just a logbook! It is also a quick-reference guide featuring checklists for the critical components of scuba diving, specifically buoyancy & trim.
“SPF Scuba Diving Advanced Logbook & Checklists for Certified Divers, Divemasters & Instructors: Criteria for Selecting Dive Centers & Instructors, Buoyancy & Trim Mastery, Self-Debriefing & Scuba Diver Creed”
Learning From Dive Accidents
- Eric Douglas’ Lessons for Life
- DAN’s Incident Insights
- Gareth Lock’s Learning From Others’ Mistakes
Books That Are a Gold Mine for Dive Instructors
An up-to-date, complete guide for scuba divers by Alex Brylske: “Beneath the Blue Planet: A Diver’s Guide to the Ocean and Its Conservation.” I wish I had that book when I started teaching scuba!
A Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols: “Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do.”
Gareth Lock’s Under Pressure: Diving Deeper with Human Factors.
Mental benefits of experiencing awe by Dacher Keltner: “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life.”
The Dive Industry
- Survey results: The Economics of Being a Dive Instructor
- Market report: Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics
- Dive Industry Compass: Surveys, Statistics & Market Reports
- ATTA: Adventure Travel Trade Association
- William Cline’s Scuba Diving Industry Magazine
- Dive Industry Press Releases: Dive News Wire
- The Business of Diving Institute
NEW! Raising The Bar!
In my commitment to consistent quality in the experience we provide to scuba divers, I wrote a handbook to help new divers find quality in training and adventures. Have a look! It provides a quality framework for you to use with your own open-water divers.
“The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Scuba Diving: How to increase safety, save money & have more fun!”
Critical Attributes: Skills Demonstration
Examples of instructor-quality scuba skill demonstrations: Mask Removal While Neutrally Buoyant (YouTube).
Online Training for Your Dive Instructor Career
- Alex Brylske’s Sustainable Dive Leader
- Dr. Laura Walton’s Fitness to Dive
- Gareth Lock’s Human Factors in Diving
- Green Fins’ Dive Guide
- Tec Clark’s Risk Management for Diving Professionals
- Tec Clark on how to teach at colleges & universities
Health, Safety & Quality
- The Conception liveaboard fire: Details of the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) hearings.
- Dan Orr on Normalization of Deviance, aka The “Short Cut Mentality”.
- Queensland’s Code of Practice – Australia.
- PSI’s Instructor Training Course.
- Tec Clark’s video on properly disinfecting dive gear (YouTube).
- DAN USA’s guidelines on disinfecting dive gear.
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