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>Thought for today (in my case this month):
>Why is there such a response to Georges offer to fax a drawing of
>something that should have been covered in the basic cave course?

You known Ronnie, I was thinking the exact same thing.   I also look at the
diagram and saw nothing special. 

>I hear the term "personal preference", and to be quite truthful have
>invoked it more than once. But if it's preference, wouldn't that imply
>that you have multiple options from which to "prefer" one ?

I find the term 'preference' funny.  I me, this should often be called
'adaptation'.  Adaptation to diving environment, conditions, etc...  Not all
divers are diving big caves on scooter at 285 feet.

>I have only first hand experience with my instructor, who ripped my
>equipment to shreds and reconfigured it and the feedback from JJ's
>students. I wonder if all the options are being presented in the classes.

I was fortunate enough to take technical courses with three instructors.  I
also observed a few more working.  To my knowledge, not all options are
being presented.  However, it was very interesting to see different
approachs and understand why each one was doing things a certain way.  I
would suggest to anyone to do the same things as I did (having more than one
instructor).

>>From the number of requests for the harness drawing it appears the
>students are finishing the class without a good grasp of the basics.

Recently, I got in touch with a newly certified cave and mixed gas diver.
He was trained by a very respected instructor.  This individual did not know
how to setup a stage, what valves to put on tanks and which reel to bring
for a cave dive.  It seems that the basics in equipment configuration are
not always well covered.


The harness setup is very well described in the 'Doing it Right' video.  I
suggest that people buy the video... at least they will not understand only
the 'how', but the 'why'.  

Michel Therrien
m.therrien@ne*.qc*.ca*

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