>Hi Dan,
>
>Just a few questions.
>Do you not agree that in deep/technical diving that your mental state of
>preparation, and attitude, are easily on par with your physical state in
the
>matter of importance, for the safety of the diver? Will the cert agencies
>require a mental profile next? Mental stress tests to evaluate performance
>under pressure with task loading?
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What I want to see is either one new agency, or one of the existing agencies
(IANTD), create a much more stringent proceedure to get certified to tech
level.  Making it more exhausitive, with better control of who is teaching
for them,  will save lives, and prevent the mass marketing of a sport that
would never be safe for mass marketing, any more than Formula One racing
would ever be safe if it were somehow opened up to everyone ( or if you
don't like this example, then how about as unsafe as  if any American, could
accompany a SEAL Team on dangerous covert assignments----there would be some
Americans who are not SEALs, who could live through this, but NOT a great
number). Taking this another step, ....Do you have a "Right" to be a
SEAL???? Maybe you do if you can pass the mental and physical
standards....if you can't , clearly the answer is NO!

There is no way you are going to lose the present ease of tech certification
, from at least one agency---and there should always be a freemarket driven
niche for the low level agency who will certify anyone for tech. There may
always be obese, pot smoking, lazy slobs who have Brett Gilliam posters
hanging by their sofa, so they can toast him to their next 6 pack of beer.
I see this as sad, but very true .... But you better hope they don't have so
many accidents that they bring Federal regulation on us.
Regards,
Dan



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