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At 09.02 09/12/97 -0500, you wrote: >Todd, I agree with on this. But PADI is a business trying to make money. >Every one of these changes would result in a loss of potential card >laminations because there are agencies willing to teach the status quo. > >"Gosh" said Janie "if I go with the PADI course, I'll have to buy a $120 >long hose for my Posiden, I guess I'll go with the NAUI course where I >don't have to buy one". "But EVERYBODY uses a snorkle! And you're saying >that I don't need one? I think I'll take the NAUI course where one is >required". "All that Owhatever toxic stuff gives me a headache, think >I'll take the NAUI course where they don't mention it"."Wow, you mean >tables are pretty much a Black Art?, No thanks! I'll just go with NAUI >who says that the tables are fine". "Gosh, theres NO WAY I diving without >someone to save me when I get in trouble". > >Believe me this will happen and PADI knows it. What would have to happen >is all the XYZ agencies would have to get together and agree on a >standard. A cold day in hell when that happens. I think that the "Tech" >agencies will have to take up the challenge of retraining the PADI and >NAUI, etc. people. It's a tough row to hoe, but I know that Tom Mount can >do it. > Really don't know why you all continue discussing about PADI or NAUI or xyz agency standards, and deep air diving! The point is, that recreational agencyes never tell everyone to do deep air dives. If any of their certyfied diver/instructor/divemaster wants to do deep air dives the problem in my thougth is the individual not the agency. This debate seems to arise to say that if TDI promote deep air dives, all tech agency do so and all are to blame. Roberto Baraldi Abyss, supporto tecnico, Italia. Email: baraldir@ea*.it* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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