Boy, you are an intelligent fella, aren't you.

Aloha,
Rich

Richard L. Pyle
Ichthyology, Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817
Ph: (808) 848-4115  Fax: (808) 847-8252
email: deepreef@bi*.or*

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Werner [mailto:clw5232@ga*.ac*.fs*.ed*]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 2:23 AM
> To: Richard Pyle; Bill Mee
> Cc: Jess Armantrout; cavers; KVI
> Subject: Re: More USDCTisms
>
>
> We have a diving physiology
> >workgroup consisting of myself, Joe, John Earle, Dave Pence (U.H. Diving
> >Safety Officer), and Dr. Bob Overlock (Chamber guru for the state of
> >Hawaii).  We meet about once a month to have serious discussions about
> >particular aspects of diving physiology.  One of our first meetings
> >discussed cutis marmorata.  We have it on videotape, if you'd
> like to see a
> >copy.
>
>
> Richie, You say here you have a diving safety officer for UH and a chamber
> guru of the state. In all honesty, these guys have no idea what they are
> talking about. The University Diving Safety Officers are consistently the
> worst in the business. It's a network of good old boys, who consistently
> back each other  up with some of the most ridiculous claim out there. The
> AAUS standards are worse than IANTD as far as diver training, and to make
> matters worse these guys consistently believe that they know what they are
> talking about. The simple fact is that most of them have convinced the
> Universities and State's that due to liability of teaching that their
> positions are necessary to head off any potential accidents. The
> funny thing
> is that they consistently are some of the worst instructors with very
> limited experience and skill. My bet is that most of them join
> the AAUS, so
> that together they have a network to fall on and each of them back each
> other  up. Its a very sad story. Go to any of the annual meeting
> and see for
> yourself. Claiming that you consult with these guys actually shows us how
> little you know about what you are doing.
>
> Chris
>
>

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