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to Stuart From Johan Candert Dear Stuart: I've been hearing alot of different story's of the history of both rekreational Nitrox and Technical diving.This specific diskussion was an intervju with a person who is writing an artikel about technical diving and how it started.We were talking to people at Ocean Diving and diskussing what year Technical Diving started.At that time two ANDI Instructors stated that ANDI started Technikal Nitrox back in 1987.I got confused about the history, and I didn,t won't to start an argument.But since I'm the one helping him with the artikel I had to ask Tom about the history.However, this is not the first time I hear confusing statement about the history, so I think it was about time that someone who really were there when it started, got the history straighted out.This might not be a problem here in the states, but it's defently a problem in Europe were the knowledge about Technical Diving and it's history is not that great. ou wrote: > >Dear Mr. Mount: > >I was dismayed to find your public statement dated 1/29/96 entitled "ANDI >History". I am, unfortunately, forced to respond in kind. > >We will never know whether the story *you* were told was, in fact, what they >were told. With their command of English to contend with, and the, at least, >third hand way in which you were informed, this whole issue seems somewhat >nebulous. Even assuming it's 100% accurate, how does a simple mistake, >misunderstanding, or misinterpretation by two persons in the entire world rate >the publicity and content of your response? And where is the connection to >Techdiver? > >Did you try to contact me or anyone else at ANDI? You might have asked us to >look into the matter and determine what they said, to whom, in what context, >where they got their information from, etc. You might have suggested they were >confused and maybe should be talked to. > >There is no record to set straight'. One can drive a truck between "...some >ANDI instructors were in town from Sweden...", and ...a lot of assumptions have >been made...'. Just because two guys may have gotten the wrong impression, how >does it follow that *they* were informed incorrectly or there is a concerted >effort to misinform? > >If you have a problem or question regarding ANDI, its programs, practices, >standards, policy statements, etc., please write, or email me directly, or call >me during business hours (M-F 10am-6pm EST). I'd be more than pleased to >discuss any concerns you may have. > >-------------------------------------------------- >Stuart Masch, Chief Operating Officer >American Nitrox Divers International > >
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