In message <199801091606.LAA28600@ca*.mi*.co*>, Joel Markwell
<joeldm@mi*.co*> writes

SNIP

>The standards and methodology for instruction have not kept 
>pace with the fast expansion of technical diving in the last few years. 
>Along with that popularity has come some pretty strange ideas about gear, 
>scootering and deep diving on air.

Joel

      The reality of the situation is that the number of instructors has
kept pace with the expansion of 'technical diving'  - the quality has
not. The whole thing mirrors recreational diving, except the potential
to kill somebody in a recreational diving environment is not as great.

There is always a wailing and gnashing of teeth about 'we have
standards' or 'the quality assurance programme prevents...'. Folks get
all uncomfortable when the true facts are revealed about accidents -
death's or near misses.

You could maybe start a list of supposed (or even validated) causes of
fatalities. There will be causes that come up time after time after
time. Formalising the 'what not to do list' should be fairly easy......

Anybody wanna start........

Regards

 
Chris Hellas         e-mail - chris@de*.de*.co*.uk*
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