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Can you imagine if this class was taught in Quebec? Not only would 100% of the class not pass, but all the equipment would have been stolen and the instructors' dog buggered. >On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Richard Pyle wrote: > >> >> On the other stuff, one of the biggest eye-openers at the breather forum >> was when the British Royal Navy guy said that 40% of their rebreather >> trainees do not pass the course. Bear in mind, they are STARTING with >> perfectly fit, highly disciplined folks. >> >> Rich > >One of the biggest problems faced by the Royal Navy in selecting >candidates for rebreather training is the pool of selectees. They are all >Brits which likely accounts for the low passing rate. What other nation >can start out the 18th Century owning nearly the whole world and by the >late 20th is relegated to a small chunk of rock west of La Manche. >Granted, the lack of quality food on the rock played a role, as well. > > >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >> Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >> > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'.
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