Ewan says:-

>I was lucky to have an excellent instructor (TDI, no less) who trained me
>without insisting on deep air practical stuff.
>
>Here, in the UK, most divers are BSAC, which frowns upon diving deeper
>than 50 metres (167 fsw), but doesn't accept trimix at all. Ex-buddies

>In order to highlight the dangers of deep air to everyone, we have to win
>over the training bodies by reasoned argument. Some are receptive some
>aren't, so there's a challenge.

I'm in a similar situation, the instructor I have used for Adv and Tech
Nitrox is not going to make me take Deep Air as a prerequisite for Trimix.
As I need a card to buy the stuff I don't care what logo is at the top - It
is the instructor I trust - he is in my mind of the 'good guys'.

The current situation makes me reluctant to name him because I don't know if
we HAVE to do the deep air stuff according the the organisations'
instructions and therefore put him at risk of having his instructor ticket
pulled (if that is possible).

It may be that as he knows me, knows the type of diving I do and therefore I
that am one of the converted. I don't WANT to do any more deep air diving
because I know that there is a viable alternative.

regs
Paul



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