National Instructor Dave Lucas reports from a three-part combined instructor event hosted by Oman-based Ras Al Hamra Sub Aqua Club
LEARNINGCURVE
Exiting the water after a lesson lead by Gary Howard
Under Arabian skies
BSAC Instruction in Oman
National Instructor Dave Lucas reports from a three-part combined instructor event hosted by Oman-based Ras Al Hamra Sub Aqua Club
Ras Al Hamra Sub Aqua Club , Heinke Trophy winners in 2022 , haven ’ t rested on their laurels . They built on their success by organising a Combined Instructor Event in March of this year . The club is situated on a PDO ( Petroleum Development Oman ) site near Muscat , in a bay with launch facilities for their three boats .
Most of all the hard work of organising the logistics was carried out by Diving
Officer Neil Hadfield . Neil called on former club member John Colquhoun to teach on the event as an Instructor Trainer . Doha Sub Aqua Club sent along members , together with their Diving Officer Gary Howard , to make up the instructing team , along with myself as presiding National Instructor ( NI ). The aim was to complete an Instructor Foundation Course ( IFC ), followed by an Open Water Instructor Course and then a Practical Instructor ( PIE ) exam , all within two weeks .
Dave Lucas Ras al Hamra Sub Aqua club clubhouse
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