My Story
DWM Teaching Approach
I started my diving journey back in 2019 during my trip to discover Manado, Gorontalo, and Raja Ampat. I continued my training in Gili Trawangan, from PADI Advanced Open Water to PADI Instructor Development Course, and spent the season teaching international student divers from Open Water all the way through to Divemaster. What I observed when teaching students with weak dive habits is that rushed training produced certified divers who still need constant supervision on fun dives. Their certification rating was definitely ahead of the confidence and muscle memory.
I was so frustrated and decided to reinforce one discipline in my training routine: certification rating must truly reflect divers' confidence in their skills. I am now focused on teaching smaller size groups, implementing a move-at-your-own-pace approach, and focus on turning diving challenges into steady confidence. I am not interested in how fast you get certified, but whether your training translates into real diving habits. I'm talking about buoyancy control, calm problem-solving, and the kind of preparedness that matters when things do not go to plan.
Based in Batam, my scuba diving courses are within reach of students from Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. If you are interested in doing a combined training in Batam and any dive spots around Indonesia and South East Asia (or anywhere feasible), we can arrange that. My diving training are available in English, Bahasa Indonesia, and Mandarin. No rushed training, I can also arrange the training into multiple days/weeks/months, you can learn at your most comfortable language and pace. Learning to dive is like learning to walk — once the fundamentals are in your muscle memory, you stop thinking about the basics and start actually enjoying the dive.
