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Scuba Professional: Insights into Sport Diver Training & Operations by Simon Pridmore

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“There is quite simply nothing like this book. If you are considering becoming a diving professional or want to improve your skills and marketability as one, this is the best resource you will find. Written by an experienced and thoughtful professional with countless unique experiences within varied aspects of the industry, Scuba Professional offers an invaluable guide to divers who want to excel in the scuba world. Cautionary tales, thoughtful anecdotes and sage advice are interlaced with great insight into the inner workings of the diving industry.

Simon Pridmore’s book is the ultimate backstage pass into the business of scuba.”

Jill Heinerth, Underwater Explorer, Technical Instructor Trainer and Filmmaker

Scuba Professional looks at how diving is taught and how dive operations are conducted. It is an excellent source of out-of-the-box ideas and independent, objective advice for instructors and dive operators. It is also an indispensable guide for those aspiring to become dive professionals with chapters such as “Do You Have What It Takes?” and “Which Training Agency?”

In short, this is everything you wanted to know about working in scuba diving but never dared to ask. Scuba Professional is not only for professionals. Serious divers who take more than a passing interest in their hobby and want to know what goes on behind the scenes will be fascinated by the topics addressed and the insights offered.

“From a dive safety point of view, Simon looks at the bigger picture and, in a series of chapters on avoiding and handling accidents, sets out a framework for developing the safety culture within our sport. He also examines the present state of key aspects of the dive industry and speculates as to the future.

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“Terrific, really good! Simon captures the key characteristics of the diving instruction milieu concisely and with insight and clarity.”
Associate Professor Simon Mitchell Consultant Anaesthetist and Diving Physician

“Required reading for any scuba professional and anyone with hopes of becoming one.”
Steve Weinman, Editor, Diver Magazine

“Scuba Professional” is the closest thing we have to an ‘insiders guide to the dive industry.’ An entertaining behind-the-scenes documentary highlighting many of the diverse, multi-facetted and colourful aspects of the dive industry. There is never a dull moment in this industry and you won’t have one either when you read this book.”
Peter Symes Editor-in-chief and publisher (X-Ray International Magazine & AquaScope Media)

“Simon Pridmore’s Scuba Professional is packed full of anecdotes from a life spent pursuing the passion of scuba diving. Many dream of turning this passion into a rewarding career and the key to making the transition successfully lies within these pages. Dive professionals will find many suggestions for improvement in his words. I wish this book had been available 20 years ago!”
Tamara Thomsen, Maritime Archaeologist, Wisconsin Historical Society Master Instructor, Cave Instructor and owner Diversions Scuba, Madison, Wisconsin

“Like his cult classic Scuba Confidential: An Insider’s Guide before it, author, educator and technical diving pioneer Simon Pridmore has distilled more than three decades of well-earned diving experience, wisdom and culture, this time focusing on the “diving professional,” in his thoughtful and entertaining new treatise: Scuba Professional—Insights Into Sport Diver Training & Operations. The author knows well from whereof he speaks. Having worked his way up the ranks from lowly dive instructor, first BSAC then PADI, he was instrumental bringing technical diving training—training the trainers and instructor trainers—to the Asia-Pacific region in the mid-nineties when the ‘tech revolution’ was in full bloom. He has owned and run several regional dive training agency franchises, in additional to heading up sales, marketing and technical support for one of the pioneering rebreather companies. In the process, he was fortunate to apprentice with some of tech diving’s giants like Rob Cason, Tom Mount, Billy Deans and Kevin Gurr. This book is a must-read for instructors, operators and other current dive professionals, as well as anyone considering making a career out of diving. It is filled with invaluable insights, tips, incidents and anecdotes. A host of timely and critical topics are addressed, such as creating a safety culture in diving, developing sustainable dive tourism, understanding the application of rebreather technology to recreational diving and the future of the sport as a whole. In addition to the depthful content, his clear and comfortable writing style makes it an engaging read.”
Michael Menduno, founder of aquaCORPS Journal, the tek.Conference, EuroTek, AsiaTek and the Rebreather Forums.

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Ann really took her time helping to fit my niece with her first mask and fins. We so appreciated the personal attention, and we loved that she was open to talking about dive certification, but she wasn't giving us the hard sell. We live out toward Tomball but would happily drive back here vs. going to a nearby competitor simply for the service.

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I have been to many scuba stores in Houston and this one is by far the best. Most scuba stores have a couple of salespersons who will show you one of the 40 types of fins and 10 types of regulators that they have in stock and immediately try to sell these to you. Most of these same stores really cater only to people just getting certified. Oceanic ventures has a very different business model. While they do have an inventory, it is not as large as other stores. The difference is that they really try to foster a dive community. It works. People come back again and again. Further, unlike many stores, they teach just about everything possible. If you want to teach your child how to snorkel, they teach that. If you want to learn how to dive 350 feet down on a rebreather using helium gas mixes and several additional scuba tanks, they teach that. They teach everything in between. Not many stores do that. Additionally, the staff is very knowledgeable about all the equipment they sell. You will never get an "I don't know about that" type of answer.

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People choose their friends carefully just as they should choose their adventure partners and Scuba Diving Instructors.  Oceanic Ventures is the premier scuba dive shop in Houston, Texas, and the Southwest because of our exceptional service and our sense of adventure.  In talking with our clients and friends, people choose us for a number of reasons such as: Passion – We love what we do and we want to share the beauty and excitement of the underwater world with everyone we meet. Caring- Our clients tell us they love us because we truly care about people and strive to make their scuba diving experiences safe, fun and enjoyable. Professional – Our staff members are the … [Read more …]

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