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Chill out Mark. This question gets asked at least twice a year, no big deal. And there is no good answer. Personally, I think of tech diving as when you go into planned decompression and are geared and attituded properly to handle it. As opposed to hopping in the water with an 80 in 40'-60' and farting around until you run out of air, then bolting to the surface (80% of all diving). Some people are happy with the 80 and bolt routine and have thousands of dives doing just that. Some people are either a bit more adventurous or are forced by local conditions to dive deeper. And if you want to dive deeper and spend some time down there, you gotta pay the piper (and pay and pay and pay) get the proper gear and knowledge. In the eyes of that gorgeous babe on the sun deck, to be a tech diver nowadays is easy. Marketing has provided all the ads and scary-looking gear to get that babe's heart throbbing. Just outfit your self in full OMS regalia, you know, the valve extensions, the superwings, double hoses, regs, gauges, roll bars, computers sticking out every which-way, sew mailorder TDI deepdiver patches all over you formerly dry suit, and give her the "tech diver in the hole" salute and I guarantee, buddy, you will get some tech nookie. Jim On 11/5/97 9:42 PM Mark Hanes wrote: >KybrSose@ao*.co* wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I just noticed some new guy introducing himself to the list and that made >> me think. >> >> What would the experience requirements be for " tech diving"?? >> >> How many dives does one need? Is there a number or something else? >> >> Is performance the standard?? If so what ? >> >> Obiviously it would change as an individual becomes more skilled but how >> is that skill quantified? >> >> I understand its generally up to the individual but I'm wondering at what >> point experience(or lack thereof) becomes a safety factor in the opinion of >> the list. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Al Marvelli >Who is the new GUY and what is the point of your post?? You seem to be >wondering about just about everything.... I hate wondering through >these worthless ramblings...Most people don't have time to wade through >all kinds of crappy, silty BS. Why don't we all just decide what we want >to talk about and do it..DEEP DEATH...Anything but petty crap!! >Respectfully yours, >Mark Hanes > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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