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> 	You bring up a good point about what _you_ learned and who you
> have picked up things, which probably says alot about your dedication
> and realization of the danger involved. But the average diver getting
> started in any tech diving has to go through that entire process and is
> vulnerable to misguided examples and instructors. So with the big pic in
> view, getting the proper or best ways of doing it directly to the new guy
> is most effective and eliminates the barrier between sects. Changing the
> view to the small pic, some of the local divemasters and O.W. guys ask ?'s
> about why I and some other guys do certain "right" things and I believe
> that the info is best passed on and not held out of reach, so I tell them
> why and where I learned it. It is funny sometimes to see the wheels turn
> when you ask some one why they should do something differently than what
> the O.W. orgs tell them to do. It is probably the first time that anyone
> has asked them to think on their own about what they see as a ritual-and
> don't get me started on the gear these guys have. People that know me know
> I am very outgoing and rarely hold back my opinion, but I am the first to
> admit when I am wrong. So when ever a question is asked I try to follow
> the answer I give to see if it makes a good representation of the best way
> to do the job and I invite criticism. -An unexamined life...
>
  And it is too bad you guys out west don't get to try some cavern or cave
stuff it really is interesting, especially when you have an appreciation
for the geology invovled. Oh, and not even in full cave do they teach
about scooters and sidemount, that is all covered in other courses or
by trial and error. Basically, the cave courses are taught in a way that
places a high degree of task loading or stress in an effort to make the
student understand the need for proper gear,bouyancy,and attitude. That
should not be any different than the adv. or deep O.W. stuff, but the cave
inst. is in even more of a bind if problems occur. If all instructors were
dilligent or had to take cont. ed. credits like medical pro's then the
differences would be less. -EZ

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