Instructor Development Course & PADI Instructor Exam - June 2009

Aquanauts' June 2009 IDC students and staff. From left, Master Instructor Gary Tytler, IDC Staff Instructor Sally Rathbone, new OWSIs Justin Mah, Christian Holmes, Becky Maxwell and John McGraw and Course Director Roger M. Smith.

Aquanauts Dive Career Development Centre made it two full years of perfect results on the PADI Instructor Exam in June as four more Aquanauts interns became Open Water Scuba Instructors.

Christian Holmes and Becky Maxwell of the United Kingdom, Justin Mah of Canada and and John McGraw of the U.S. sailed through the I.E. with no fails and no makeups. Once the exam was done Mah thanked his instructors, saying they made the IDC so challenging that the exam itself was easy.

The IDC was staffed by Course Director Roger Smith, Master Instructor Gary Tytler and IDC Staff Instructor Sally Rathbone. Below are photos from the Instructor Exam.

Because PADI holds the instructor exam next to the Aquanauts facility, our interns can arrive early and set up quietly with time to consider the day ahead.

The Aquanauts candidates in confined water testing with PADI Instructor Examiner George Wegmann.

The next day, on the boat, Becky makes her presentation before the open water testing.

Christian "Dex" Holmes executives a perfect rescue.

Justin, John and Dex, along with a sneaky Sally, listen into the Becky's debrief.

It's four more passes for Aquanauts as Wegmann presents completion certificates to all our interns.

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