david kendrick-white - padi course director
Way back in 2002 I took my first breath underwater using scuba equipment. I
absolutely loved it! A couple of years later I was in the car with my mum when
we went past a sign that said 'Learn to scuba dive today!' We had booked the
experience before we got home! A couple of months later I was given a voucher
for the PADI Open Water Diver course. We travelled up to Stoney Cove in November
2004 for what I mainly remember as a very cold experience. I was soon a
qualified Junior PADI Open Water Diver! I eventually signed up for my DiveMaster
course in 2011 - the first professional level when you begin taking
responsibility for other divers' training! I loved helping with courses and
seeing the sense of achievement on peoples' faces - I could really relate to it
- however, I was soon convinced to sign up for my instructor course. I've been a
PADI Course Director since 2018 and have had the pleasure of teaching candidates
from all walks of life and being just a small part of their journey to what
might become a full-time career. I love teaching the professional courses but
feel just as comfortable teaching a DSD or Seal Team Course (I am still a child
at heart!) If you join an IDC with me, you'll benefit from tailored scheduling
to suit your availability and a CD who uses the latest and most up to date tools
from PADI to teach you. I am passionate about being inclusive and believe that
'one size definitely does not fit all'. I've had the privilege of instructing in
quite a few places around the world, teaching in Egypt, Spain, Kenya, and
various countries in the Caribbean. Although by far not an expert in all these
different regions, I've learnt a lot about the specific challenges that various
areas face.
