After the day off, we started the program with the
EFRI course at the
local recompression chamber in Bang Rak. Mike is trying to revive Little Annie during the skill and scenario practice.
Happy faces after completing the course. As usual, a free tour of the chamber was included and that can be an interesting experience, especially if it's the first time that you see a recompression chamber. I always hope that it will lower the tresh hold a chamber may have!
After the EFRI course it was on to the boat and some diving at last! Over two days we completed the
Deep-,
Digital Underwater Photography-, Underwater Navigation- and
Nitrox Instructor Specialty. They're well on their way to the
MSDT rating, their next step!
In order to gain this rating they need however 5 Instructor Specialties instead of the current 4! However, due to the low visibility currently on Chaweng Beach, we will continue and complete the Specialty instructor training with the
Search & Recovery- and
Night diver Instructor ratings in the New Year. In the meantime they're both participating in the
MSDT internship, during which they get to certify 25 PADI divers at various levels, another prerequisite for the
MSDT rating.
A nice shot of some Christmas Trees at the Twins dive site near Koh Tao seems to be the right picture for the season!
After the day off, we started the program with the EFRI course at the local recompression chamber in Bang Rak. Mike is trying to revive Little Annie during the skill and scenario practice.
Happy faces after completing the course. As usual, a free tour of the chamber was included and that can be an interesting experience, especially if it's the first time that you see a recompression chamber. I always hope that it will lower the tresh hold a chamber may have!