DIVE LOG Australasia

Taking Photos in Antarctica

will be capable of overcoming those challenges and so much more. If you’re working in a dive shop doing the same thing every day persist, keep making it fun, as these jobs build your experience and skills and will lead to new career opportunities. Diving can be very well-paid contrary to what some people lead you to believe and it has been the career for thousands of people in every country on the planet”. “If you take every opportunity that is offered to you, you can really ramp up your employability and catalogue of skills. For example, if you’re on a dive boat regularly, tell the skipper you’re interested in learning about boat handling, get a logbook and start recording your boat hours. You’ll soon have sufficient logged time to undertake coxswain training and that can lead to extraordinary opportunities not only as a diver, but as a skipper in exotic locations or on impressive research vessels, working with some of the greatest minds and explorers on the planet. Being certified to drive boats and service dive equipment really enhanced my employability when I looked for work as a Dive Safety Officer and at other dive operations”. “Finally – remember being successful in the dive industry is about the diver’s experience – what they see and what they encounter. The more you know about a dive site, the animal’s behaviour and the plants etc the more fun you can make it for the divers you supervise and teach. This positive attitude and natural curiosity keeps you fresh, interested and energised and leads you to a lifelong career doing what you love”.

Diving hole in Antarctica

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DIVE LOG Australasia #408 - October ‘24

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