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Rick, It's doubtful that I'd ever apply for either sticker or whatever they are. But I did sort of promise myself that I wouldn't even own a scooter until I'd booked at least 100 dives in various systems. I think you're missing the point - it's not the sticker that's the prereq. It's the assumption that a cave diver should have developed adequate buoyancy control, familiarity with the systems, and judgement of his/her limitations in the course of completing 100 dives. (And hopefully done some sort of scooter acclimitization training in open water before venturing into a cave with one....) You've no doubt seen the gouges in the clay, the housing scrapings on the overhead and cave floor often enough - you figure it's the real experienced guys that give a shit about the resource that leave them? Or the putzes that just picked up their cave cards and a Mako and want to go smoke some cave? Drew Rick Dusch wrote: > Will somebody explain to me how having a abe davis or wakula > award has to do with being able to scooter??? any moron can make a 100 > dives to the key hole and get there award , i've never seen one of these > stickers but they ought to say STROKES ARE US.....RD > > Tom Mount wrote: > > > > About time, i'm glad this has finially taken place > > > > Tom > > > > Connie LoRe wrote: > > > > > > The following is posted for your information: > > > > > > Ginnie Springs Inc. will be instituting and enforcing new rules > > > concerning the use of Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPVs) within the cave > > > system at Devil's Eye & Ear. > > > > > > EFFECTIVE January 1, 1998: > > > > > > Any diver that wishes to use a DPV in the cave must meet the following > > > requirements: > > > > > > 1. Full Cave Certification > > > > > > 2. All cave divers certified PRIOR to January 1, 1997 must provide > > > proof of 100 cave dives by showing one of the following: > > > a) Abe Davis Award (actual award or sticker on card) > > > b) Wakulla Award (actual award or sticker on card) > > > c) Cave Diver Instructor card (intro-Cave or higher) > > > > > > 3. All cave divers certified on or AFTER January 1, 1997 must be > > > trained and have a DPV CERTIFICATION card. This DPV certification must > > > be from the NSS-CDS, NACD, or equivalent. > > > > > > 4. DPV use is NOT ALLOWED in the following areas in Devis's Eye/Ear > > > Cave: > > > a) Double Lines > > > b) Main Land > > > c) beyond the Henkel Restriction > > > d) River Intrusion Tunnel > > > e) Sweet Surprise (aka 2250 Tunnel) > > > > > > If you have any questions regarding the above, contact Ginnie Springs > > > direct at (904)454-2202. > > > Safe diving, Connie > > > http://www.cavediving.com/connie/ (813)862-2676 phone/fax > > > Yucatan Cave Trips 18237 Oshawa Dr., Hudson, FL 34667 -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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