Jim, do not mention any of these guys names so they can have time to
shift to IANTD or other agency.


Jim Cobb wrote:
> 
> I went into our local TDI shop last night to chat with the owner. I
> talked to him about what if a diver wanted trimix instruction without the
> deepair crap.
> 
> He said that the deepair class was basically instruction on air
> consumption, gas management, gas switching, tables, etc. The trimix part
> was really easy, and just a short add-on to the deepair class, and he saw
> no problem with rolling the two classes together and skipping the deepair
> dives, if that's what the student wants.
> 
> I guess this shows that the word is out about deepair. He does not hang
> out on the internet, so he figured this out on his own. I don't know what
> he teaches insofar as gear config and decom schedules, but I know him and
> think that he would teach the best way as he knows it rather than the TDI
> way.
> 
>    Jim
> 
> On 10/8/97 5:37 AM Paul Harris wrote:
> 
> >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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