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> Date sent: 10 Jan 96 09:12:16 EST > From: Tony Backhurst SCUBA <101335.2300@co*.co*> > To: "\"Ken Sallot\"" <KEN@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*> > Subject: Re: New Member Saying Hi > Hi Ken > > To my knowledge there isnt a "Technical Diver" qualfication, merely a term for > someone who adopts special training and equipment to enable them to dive outside > of the conventional recreational envelope. > > An "Extended Range Diver" is someon who has been trained to do deep air diving > utilising Nitro mixs upto 100% O2 for accelerated decompression. Due to the > precision required for such dives in terms of descent/ascent rates and bottom > time it is sometimes refered to as "mission orientated" diving. Rather like a > planned precision bank raid as someone put it to me the other day. This level of > qualification is also the pre-cursor to Trimix. > > Think that about covers it. > > TTFN > Lawrence Orchard > I've seen some people say they were taking a "Technical Diver" course from "TDI Canada" recently. Another thread. Regarding the "Extended Range" diver thing, thanks for clearing that up for me. I guess that stuff must be more complicated then it seems. I don't do anything that complicated, just keep it to simple two- three gas switches, multiple stage dives. Thanks for the info, A humble cave diver -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ken Sallot "Mock me if you like but don't mock the gods!" CIRCA - Joe Nightengale kens@uf*.ed* (352) 392-2007 http://grove.ufl.edu/~ken -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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