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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BEFA99.2B416980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was also appalled at this article and Mr. Rennarker and his insistence = on his "most important person" concept.=20 =20 The lack of proper buddy system procedures, communication skills, = equipment knowledge and configuration, dive planning and the basic = diving skills that is so obvious in cave diving today is the direct = responsibility of the instructors handing out the certifications.=20 =20 Many people today seem to be more interested in collecting "C" cards = ASAP then learning the art of safe cave diving. With all due respect it is my opinion that Mr. Rennikers article is a = prime example of what we don't want to teach our students. Best regards M> Thailand's deep cave exploration at - www.divefun.com/tcdp/ =20 ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BEFA99.2B416980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was also appalled at this article and = Mr.=20 Rennarker and his insistence on his "most important person" = concept.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The lack of proper buddy system=20 procedures, communication skills, equipment knowledge and = configuration,=20 dive planning and the basic diving skills that is so obvious=20 in cave diving today is the direct responsibility of the=20 instructors handing out the certifications. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many people today seem to be more = interested in=20 collecting "C" cards ASAP then learning the art of safe cave=20 diving.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With all due respect it is my opinion = that Mr.=20 Rennikers article is a prime example of what we don't want to teach our=20 students.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Best regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>M></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thailand's deep cave exploration at - = <A=20 href=3D"http://www.divefun.com/tcdp/">www.divefun.com/tcdp/</A></FONT>< /D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01BEFA99.2B416980--
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