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[conuly]

Let's see. Every applicant should possess:

Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Excellent may be a stretch, but I can do that for six months.
Good English skills (such as the ones that tell me possess isn't "posses") - got it.
An adventurous attitude. Check.
Willingness to try new things. Check, check, double check.
A passion for the outdoors. Sure, why not?
Good swimming skills and enthusiasm for snorkeling and/or diving. Uh... not so much. Or at all. Maybe I can learn by July?
Ability to engage with others. Um. Sometimes?
At least one year's relevant experience. WTF? What sort of experience is "relevant" to this?

So I'm all there except for the last three. And you can fake some of that, but I don't think I can fake an ability to swim.

I also need the ability to make a video application.

...

I don't think I'm getting this job.

But as for the rest of you, I'm sure you can use some of your prodigious salary, should you get the job, on babysitting while you go snorkel.

(I really wish I could get this job. Me and the rest of the world.)

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[conuly]

Diabetics aren't allowed to scuba dive? Why not?

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I think it's a fear that you'll go into hypoglycemia while you're underwater, and drown, or something like that.

[conuly]

Google tells me, apparently, that the regulations followed by most certification... things are changed now to say that diabetics are expected to follow a number of common sense rules (like "don't scuba dive alone, EVER" and "make sure you've fully recovered from any medical condition, diabetes related or not") and use their own best judgment.

I had no idea scuba diving might be an issue, anyway. Learn something new every day.

And yes, the fear of suddenly drowning and suing them is what led to the rules to begin with, apparently.