Dean: Ginnie Springs, a private business, does not need to consult the NACD or the NSSCDS on how it does business. They've made a decision and here's how we can help you with it. The NACD does not charge for a Wakulla Award and offers the award to all divers...in other words, you don't have to be a member - always has, always will. I've inserted a copy below. If you have any questions about the application, email our general manager, Judy Bauer at afn56221@af*.or* and she can help you with it. E Wakulla Award Application The NACD established the Wakulla Award in recognition of safe cave dives accomplished. This award is named in honor of the first use of compressed air and diving equipment in an underwater cave in the United States. The award is given upon suitable documentation and authentication at the following levels: Bronze Wakulla Award - 100 or more hours of bottom time in the cave zone or 100 or more safe cave dives. Silver Wakulla Award - 500 or more hours of bottom time in the cave zone or 500 or more safe cave dives. Gold Wakulla Award - 1000 or more hours of bottom time in the cave zone or 1000 or more safe cave dives. All cave divers are eligible for this award and there is no fee. To receive the award, the diver must do the following: 1. Take application, log book, and a copy of the 100th, 500th or 1000th dive log entry to an NACD instructor. 2. The instructor will verify that the appropriate number of safe cave dives have been accomplished by reviewing the log book. 3. If the log book is in order, the instructor will sign the diver=92s application for the Wakulla Award. 4. The diver will then mail the application and the copy of the 100th, 500th or 1000th dive log entry to: Wakulla Safety Award Coordinator National Association for Cave Diving Post Office Box 14492 Gainesville, FL 32604 APPLICANT Having completed and logged the appropriate amount of dives or hours, I __________________________________ do hereby apply for the Wakulla Safety Award, presented by the National Association for Cave Diving. I wish to add my name to the list of other Award recipients. My (circle one) 100th 500th 1000th cave dive or hour was at ____________________________________________ (name of cave and location) with ____________________________________________________________ (partner/s) on ______________________. (date) Signature of Diver:_____________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Upon review of the diver=92s log, I _____________________________________, an NACD instructor, confirm that _____________________________________ has made and logged _____________________ safe cave dives or hours. Signature of Instructor:__________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ To: cavers@ww*.ge*.co* Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: DPV notice From: twinds@ju*.co* (Dean L Derk) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 05:44:12 EST I have just one question. How much is the NSS-CDS and the NACD. paying Ginnie springs to enact this. I am heading for 300 logged cave dives and have been riding for a couple years now and will not be permitted to dive Ginnie this way because I do not have an award from one of these. I agree something like this needs to be done but forcing one to join up for this award I think is wrong. The presentation of my log should be enough. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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