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Yesterday many of you saw a post that was put up all list tiled use this on tom mount and it was posted by SM Dick. The instructor who sent it did contact me and stated he was embarrassed that it wound up on the list. He stated that he had sent it to George Irvine on a private mail and was surprised when it was posted. He then went on to explain that the person he was referring to had been a good friend of his and dive buddy for five years, that since becoming and instructor he had developed and attitude, He also stated the person had taught a deep air course/advanced EANx and allowed students to use EAN 80. He also related an instance where the instructor did not perform proper first aid on what I first thought was student it turns it was not one of the guys students. I spent the entire day chasing this down plus had three staff members on it, with the belief I would suspend the instructor in question (the accused) 1. It turns out that the IDC he attended was 7 and � days 2. plus he completed the advanced EANx training, diver medic training etc. for a total of several additional days. 3.The person/instructor then went back and took training through Technical nitrox diver. He was also accused of offering cave courses for $250.00 as advertised on a flier that is reported to be circulating so far I have been unable to get a copy of the stated flier, which the accused says he did not develop. He stated he is not a cave diver and has no intentions at this time of being a cave instructor, he does hope to eventually become a wreck instructor and technical EANx instructor. It turns out that the accused has only trained basic EANx divers up to this point he has not even started a deep air or advanced EANx course. The students we have contacted deny any thing other than the routine course , except that it was taught quite well. We called a dive shop the accuser refereed us to the shop owner stated the only comment he had was that the accused had brought in three regulators that were in really bad shape one had no intermediate pressure and two were over pressure. They were supposedly worked on by another shop but the shop owner found that hard to believe and suspected the accused had worked on his own regs. The shop plans to continue servicing the accused. The gas bought was EAN 28 for bottom mix the shop could not provide EAN 80 for deco for the individual (not a class) but could provide oxygen or a high EANx mix. The shop owner stated he had no knowledge of the accused �s teaching habits but had heard rumors from the person doing the accusing. Now here is the real kicker the instructor doing the accusing wrote the following letter of recommendation to Tom Doherty about the accused prior to the IDC. The names have been removed as the individuals do not need to be named. I hope this satisfies everyone�s curiosity. As this was put on the net under the name SM Dick, after being sent to George the response of our investigation is also on net and if anything dramatic beyond this occurs we will post it. You may form your own opinions. Treasure Cove 327 S. Avenue Westfield, NJ 07090 Dear Mr. Doherty: Mr. --------- has dove with me for over five years. He is a very responsible, knowledgeable and experienced diver. His most notable qualifications are: � Outstanding boat handling and seamanship skills. I met ----- on a dive that another instructor had chartered with him. ----- proved to be not only an excellent guide and boatmaster, but he was also quick to respond t o two emergencies on another dive boat nearby. � Excellent tutor. During an extended underway period with the Navy, he tutored a fellow sailor through the academic requirements of openwater diver. H was so thorough that the person he taught challenged the YMCA Openwat er course and was able to answer 499 of the 500 question bank used to make openwater tests. He has since assisted me in teaching 2 complete courses. � Unique ability to help divers of all levels of certifications perfect buoyancy and water skills. ----- has great potential as an instructor. He brings the right mix of enthusiasm, knowledge, experience, and safe diving skills to the sport. I highly recommend him as an instructor canidate. As well as his other qualifications, ----- has recently compleeted YMCA Scuba Lifesaving and Accident Management, YMCA Teaching Assistant, and YMCA Medic Diver. All three certifications are in process as of this date. If you have any questions regarding his training please contact me at (---) --- ---- Sincerely, ----------------- YMCA Scuba Instructor --------- Thank you for the bandwidth Tom Mount
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