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<kybrsose@ao*.co*> writes: > 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. Safety is more a ratio of experience/training/preparedness versus the challenge level of a particular dive. A newly certified openwater diver doing shallow openwater dives in conditions approximating those on his/her course can be considered reasonably safe, so experience isn't the only factor. So long as a diver has a good appreciation of his/her current level, and the other safety factors, and doesn't get too ambitious, he/she is a reasonably safe diver. When do you become a technical diver? How do you define technical diving? Most definitions mention things like overhead environments, planned decompression, and use of gasses other than air. You could have a cave diver who does shallow caves and has never touched anything but air, and a trimix diver who has never gone into an overhead environment; both are technical divers, but they can't safely do any sort of technical dive together. There are a lot of different facets to technical diving. Diving is a lifelong learning curve, and you can't necessarily plant a signpost and say you suddenly become a full-fledged technical diver here. I was at least somewhat technical 'way back around my 20th dive ever, when I went under the ice for the first time. Nowadays, 300 dives later, I can call myself a technical diver without blushing, but there's still lots of room to be even more technical. The key thing is that I've enjoyed most of those dives, I'm still here, and I haven't scared the shit out of myself too many times. There's really no sense worrying too much about what is technical and what isn't; just relax and go diving. -- Anthony DeBoer <adb@on*.ca*> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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