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Peter Wilcox
PADI Course Director 208941
EFR Instructor Trainer 208941
DAN Instructor Trainer 10799
Hi, I’m Peter, Course
Director for Subway Watersports here on Roatan. I have had the
pleasure of working in PADI Instructor Development in the Bay
Islands for the last 5 years.
I am originally from Vancouver
Island, British Columbia, Canada and after having come to realize why Roatan
is considered ‘Paradise Island’ decided to make it my home.
I have been an avid diver for the
last 18 years, logging over 3400 dives. My scuba adventures have included
reefs, wrecks and caves from; Australia, Malaysia, Hawaii, Mexico, the West
Coast of North America and most of the Caribbean.
I grew up a ‘water kid’ – anything
to do with pools, lakes, beaches and oceans fascinated me! After some years
in Marine Biology I yearned for a more social life, more diving and decided
to take on the challenge of becoming a PADI Dive Pro.
After a few years of Instructing &
traveling throughout the 4 corners of the Caribbean I landed in the Bay
Islands of Honduras. It was here that I found a love of teaching other
people with the same aquatic passions - becoming Scuba Instructors.
To date I have certified over 200
PADI Pros with Instructor level certifications in the Bay Islands of
Honduras. I am especially pleased to have had my efforts recognized by PADI
two years in a row with their highest rating for a Course Director –
‘Platinum Status’.
Referrals from my Instructor
candidates make up the majority of my new students, strengthening our
community of PADI Dive Pros with work connections and sharing our Blue
World. I have enjoyed bringing the
Pro Diver Roatan Social together, further assisting the efforts of the
Roatan Marine Park and helping build our local dive community as well.
I can now concentrate on smaller
courses with increased personal attention. I have found even greater success
with my students in this setting; over 80% of IDC candidates on Roatan chose
our programs in 2007/8, a 100% pass rate for our IDC students in 2008 at the
IE, and over 80% of new Instructors hired on Roatan in 2007/8 came from my
courses!
Though the most rewarding feeling
comes as each of my new Instructors goes on to their own careers, sharing
their adventures underwater, their successes and experiences throughout the
world.
Will you be next?
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