The start of SCUBA training–whether it’s for an open water certification or a cave diving certification–is a truly wild moment where divers (or soon to be divers) must choose who they will go underwater with. At this stage, it is impossible to apprehend all risks related to SCUBA, and yet the participant is responsible for choosing the instructor who will impart these otherwise unknown skills of mitigating and responding to underwater risk. The problem seems cyclical: You do not know what you do not know–what good SCUBA habits are versus bad ones–yet you must successfully select the person with the right knowledge to teach you what you do not know, and impart information in an effective manner.
This problem is reinforced by websites. Many suggest sussing out your potential instructors. But how do you do that if you don’t know what to look for or ask? This post offers suggestions for navigating that complexity, even without knowledge of the SCUBA activity. This post starts by listing possible incompatibilities between students and instructors, focusing on cave and cavern diving. It suggests interview techniques as a way to figure out.
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