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No but money buys training and training provides C cards and any Wally can pass as a good diver if they flash enough instroketor trainer/ mission specialist etc etc etc cards. At 19:51 3/12/96 -0600, you wrote: > > >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'. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > >
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