PADI Staff Instructor/CD in Cave Country?

[Danseur]

I'm making a cave trip in early January, and I also need to do an instructor crossover from PDIC in January....

So I was wondering, are there any Staff Instructors or Course Directors from PADI on here who are in NFL?

I ask here because I know many of us are also OWSI, but I'd prefer someone who'd understand tech/cave diving as well, ergo not posting on ScubaBoard.

Next options I suppose are do the cave trip and just keep going to Vero Beach or the Keys...



Or Playa del Carmen MX.....

[Danseur]

Edit:

Needs to be a CD I was just informed.... :-(

[ffdiver5597]

I'm pretty sure you have to go through an idc/ie also.

[Britt]

I'm pretty sure you have to go through an idc/ie also.

I agree, I had an Instructor that wanted to cross over to PADI and SDI/TDI from NAUI. I took care of the SDI/TDI but PADI told me that he would have to do an IDC/IE. They dont accept cross overs so we skipped chasing down a CD for him. This might have changed in the last year but I wouldnt thing so.

[FW]

I agree, I had an Instructor that wanted to cross over to PADI and SDI/TDI from NAUI. I took care of the SDI/TDI but PADI told me that he would have to do an IDC/IE. They dont accept cross overs so we skipped chasing down a CD for him. This might have changed in the last year but I wouldnt thing so.

The funny thing about that it is not the way PADI always did it. When they were a new agency, wanting instructors, they put on huge crossover seminars. I went to one, and there were over a hundred of us in a big room. We listened to how great PADI was for an hour, and the Training Director (Dennis Graver) told us to hold out one hand, turn it palm up, then reach back, and pat ourselves on the back, as we were now PADI instructors

[Kelly Jessop]

told us to hold out one hand, turn it palm up, then reach back, and pat ourselves on the back, as we were now PADI instructors

Forrest,you forgot the most important step to PADI. Reach behind back,extricate wallet,divest yourself of funds

[Kelly Jessop]

Edit:

Needs to be a CD I was just informed.... :-(

Jeff Loflin is a PADI CD and tech/cave instructor

[Danseur]

A serious thanks to all! (the PM's as well)

Jeff is EXACTLY the guy I'm looking for. I put in a call today and left a VM.

I sincerely hope we can sort out a schedule that works. He's seems quite the busy fella'!

[Webmaster]

Forrest,you forgot the most important step to PADI. Reach behind back,extricate wallet,divest yourself of funds

Repeat step 1.

[RN]

Contact Harry Averill, www.cavediverharry.com. I'm pretty sure he's a CD.