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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 21:46:16 +0000
To: Chris Hellas <chris@de*.de*.co*.uk*>
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
From: John Thornton <johnpt@jo*.de*.co*.uk*>
Subject: Re: Scary Story!
>
Chris
>
>It is now possible for an individual to pay 850 pounds (1300 dollars)
>for which they will taken from being an Eanx instructor to Electronic
>Closed Circuit Rebreather Instructor. This amazing transformation will
>only take one week of your time. The iceing on the cake to this saga is
>that all of this will take place on a non-production unit.
>
you are right its scary
>For those in the audience that may not have any feelings either way
>about this, I would offer my viewpoint. If an individual does not have a
>decent amount of regular dive time with a rebreather, and does not have
>ongoing dive log with a rebreather - how are they considered competant
>to teach others?
Absolutely
>
>Guesses at the agency in a sealed envelope please.
I assume that as you seem to be at war with the IANTD that this is the
agency.If this is the case then say it!!!
>
Do you also think Chris that teaching is an automatic art or do you
think that people should be able to teach regardless of their teaching
experience, i.e. teach "A-levels " before they have bothered with the
"O-levels" or should they be able to do the lot because they taught at
primary school?

-- 
John Thornton        Owner/skipper Scapa Flow Technical & M.V.Karin
Polrudden House                  tel/fax 01856  874761
Peerie Sea Loan
Kirkwall
Orkney Scotland
KW15 1UH
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