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Before you spend the money be ready to commit your TIME. It takes time = to learn the skills to be a safe and effective TEK diver. Money is NOT = a substitute training. The cost of good training is way less than the = cost of ignorance and arrogance in the face of the deep. A clich=E9 but = true. DCW >Hi Brent >Welcome to the net. With your interest in TEK diving I do have a few = words=20 >that might help. > >1. You mentioned the price of the education, well my friend TEK diving = at the=20 >moment is on the apex when it comes to recreational diving. It takes a = lot of=20 >prerequisite experience, excellent diving skills, problem management, = proper=20 >attitude good quality equipment and the right type of education to name = just a=20 >few. The good professional instructors out there have shown a = commitment to=20 >the sport. They have paid out thousands of $s for their diving, = equipment and=20 >education. These professionals have the ability and skills to safely = educate=20 >divers to dive beyond these so called "maximum recreational depth = limits". =20 >Most of them are unlikely to sell their skills cheaply. > > > >What training agency should you go with? Well that could really start = a shit=20 >fight and I am personally biased so I will not get into it. What I = will say=20 >however, is that it depends on your instructor, check around get feed = back=20 >from others that have had training from these guys. Their are some = really=20 >good guys out there. TEK diving is a tool to complete your dive = objectives,=20 >not to look cool or look like the front cover of an old TEK magazine. = In the=20 >end you will have to be ready to part with some $s. Dive gear for TEK = diving=20 >can be expensive purchase and maintain, if you are not prepared to = spend it,=20 >stick to your normal diving and have fun doing it. > >Enjoy=20 > >Paul Morrall >PADI CD25267 >ANDI ITD #02 -- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'.
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