Entradas de] James Councill
Keep Business Afloat in the Winter
It is snowing and the thermostat on your wall reads 6 degrees outside. Unless you have a trip to Bonaire coming up, or a group of enthused divers to take your ice diving course, it is going to get a little difficult to round up your “warm weather divers” into the pool, followed by some […]
The Off Season Diver
A Few Minutes with Brian, February 2013 Contact SDI TDI and ERDI If you would like more information, please contact our World Headquarters or your Regional Office. Tel: 888.778.9073 | 207.729.4201 Email: Worldhq@tdisdi.com Web: https://www.tdisdi.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SDITDI
Custom Mix vs. Standard Mix: Best Mix is a question of balance
“We’d hold a chord for three hours; if we could.” Attributed to John Cale, Welsh musician and co-founder of Velvet Underground, born in 1942 Here is a simple question for all the experienced open-circuit technical divers in the audience: what gas would you use for a dive to 45 metres (about 150 feet)? […]
CCR “Bailout”: Some Guidelines, a Few Thoughts and Planning for Success
Visiting Our TDI Booth at ANY Event Should Come with a WARNING At the opening bell at a recent consumer show, I hid behind a couple of closed-circuit rebreathers on the SDI/TDI booth so that I could finish the day’s first cup of coffee in peace; well, that plan failed miserably. Rather than dodging work, […]
SDI TDI ERDI Instructor Trainer Materials Update
This update is mandatory for all Instructor Trainers and IT Staff Instructors to remain active next year. See below for more details. How to Sign up for Pre-Recorded IT Material Update Webinar Download our Signup form: Click Here > Fax, Email or Phone in your completed form with payment Email: training@tdisdi.com Phone: 1.207.729.4201 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) […]
We would like to introduce Oceania’s newest Instructor Trainers
It is with great pleasure that we announce our newest Instructor Trainers who have just completed a grueling Instructor Workshop. The courses were a great success and the candidates who earned the coveted Instructor Trainer ratings are as follows: Grant Searancke (NZ) Edd Stockdale (Victoria) Robert Thompson (NSW) Kelvin Bradley (NSW) Steve Dale (Victoria) Pierre […]
When it’s time to renew your insurance, who’s got your back?
Tweet Perhaps you’ve heard the rumors of a certification agency leaving a member to defend them self when the potential outcome is not in the best interest of the agency? Are you concerned that if you have an issue will your insurance company be there for you when you need them the most? Do […]
Example Cases Why Higher Limits of Coverage is Needed
Recent dive litigation has clearly shown that the standard $1 million limit of protection in most policies is simply not enough to protect individual Dive Leaders, Retailers or Vessel operators. Tuvell v. PADI The Boy Scouts and Blue Water Scuba, Lowell Huber and Corbett Douglas – Close to $1 million in defence so far, PADI […]