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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1F31.D1A9FBE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xavier, >>I have thought about it a while. My plan would be to go for GUE CAVE = =3D DIVER Level1. This would be possible in one week time with (I hope) some = =3D time left for extra practising.=3D20 One question remains however: assume I get certified GUE CAVE DIVER =3D Level1: what kind of dives and under what circumstances will they be =3D allowed ? << Excellent choice. I took Cave 1 with JJ & Ted Cole during the summer. It = was a very dive & skill intensive program, taught by two guys who really = know what the heck they are doing. Training limits after GUE Cave 1, according to my notes from the course = (yeah, I know, what a geek!) are: Main line only 100fsw max depth 30 ft minimum visibility no exploration (kinda goes along with the main line rule) 1/6 air rules if diving doubles=20 The last is simply to limit penetration. If you are diving singles, the = rule is the normal thirds. Note that GUE Cave 1 qualifies you to dive doubles, as opposed to other = agencies programs, which you only dive singles. Of course, I have no yardstick against which to measure their training, = since the only cave course I have taken has been with GUE, but I felt it = was very comprehensive - these guys don't mess around. Also, something = that surprised me (pleasantly) was the level of professionalism they = also displayed (ie, not bad-mouthing everyone else...) Ted & JJ were the only two GUE instructors I trained under, but I've = heard nothing but good things about several others. Good luck, and enjoy the training, Rich L ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1F31.D1A9FBE0 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 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Xavier,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><BR>>>I have thought about it a while. My plan = would be=20 to go for GUE CAVE =3D<BR>DIVER Level1. This would be possible in one = week time=20 with (I hope) some =3D<BR>time left for extra = practising.=3D20<BR><BR>One question=20 remains however: assume I get certified GUE CAVE DIVER =3D<BR>Level1: = what kind of=20 dives and under what circumstances will they be =3D<BR>allowed ?=20 <<</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Excellent choice. I took Cave 1 with JJ & Ted = Cole during=20 the summer. It was a very dive & skill intensive program, taught by = two guys=20 who really know what the heck they are doing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Training limits after GUE Cave 1, according to my = notes from=20 the course (yeah, I know, what a geek!) are:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Main line only</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>100fsw max depth</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>30 ft minimum visibility</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>no exploration (kinda goes along with the main line=20 rule)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>1/6 air rules if diving doubles </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The last is simply to limit penetration. If you are = diving=20 singles, the rule is the normal thirds.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Note that GUE Cave 1 qualifies you to dive doubles, = as opposed=20 to other agencies programs, which you only dive singles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Of course, I have no yardstick against which to = measure their=20 training, since the only cave course I have taken has been with GUE, but = I felt=20 it was very comprehensive - these guys don't mess around. Also, = something that=20 surprised me (pleasantly) was the level of professionalism they also = displayed=20 (ie, not bad-mouthing everyone else...)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ted & JJ were the only two GUE instructors I = trained=20 under, but I've heard nothing but good things about several = others.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Good luck, and enjoy the training,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rich L</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1F31.D1A9FBE0--
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