Leon Scamahorn in Oregon 503.351.6481 or reach him at USIA 800.247.8070. 
Tell him I sent you. Rod

On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Scott Cherf wrote:

> Rod -
> 
> There's a large reality gap here I think.  I talked with a fellow in Kona
> last week who told me that the TDI requirement was 20 hours for an Instructor
> Trainer.  I thought this was a little low myself but I just smiled and nodded
> (I have this compulsion to be polite in real life ;).  He did meet the first
> criteria though.  Interestingly enough, another guy in the same shop was an
> ex-military diver with quite a bit of experience on the CCR1000.
> 
> So where on the west coast would I find someone 1) interested in training
> rebreather divers and 2) with more than 100 hours of practical experience?
> 
> Scott.
> 
> At 12:48 PM 9/4/96, Roderick Farb wrote:
> >Even with mechanical rebreathers, no one should be considered a rebreather
> >instructor until they 1. own a unit and 2. have 100+ hours in open water
> >dives on the unit- no pool hours should count. The IANDT/TDI whatever,
> >training of a rebreather instructor in a two-week course is ludicrous.
> 
> 
> 
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