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>Guy,
>    I've been teaching recreational scuba for seven years (pays the bills
>for my
>tech diving).  In the open water level I require 200m swim and 10 minute tread
>water.  In advanced 500m swim and 15 minute tread water.  Classes above
>advanced, 500m under 10 minutes, 15 minute tread, 2 minutes with a 15lb rescue
>brick (from life guard training), 800m snorkel in under 18 minutes, and a
>variety of other increased stress confidence building skills.  This is well
>beyond the minimums of all agencies, including the one I certify for.  If a
>student cant make it they don't get certified.  I am always more than happy to
>help a student get in shape to pass the requirements and have actually had very
>few that didn't make it.  The point here is that it not the agency but the
>instructors who need to make sure their students are ready fore the diving that
>they are being trained for.
>Dive safe, Dive fun, Jimbo
>


it's not that i disagree with the spirit of your post...
it IS a good thing to be certain that students are "up to" the diving
they're being trained for.

but on the other hand it needs to be pointed out that if a student pays for
a "YOUR AGENCY HERE" course and fulfills the agency's requirements as put
forth in written standards and you refuse to certify him he has an almost
certain case to go to the agency and DEMAND certification.

you can't really make up your OWN standards.

and the reasoning for this (although it sounds arbitrary) in part has to do
with preventing instructors from being arbitrary on THEIR parts...so an
instructor cannot refuse to certify any women, or blacks, or gays...for
example.

you still have a right to feel comfortable with whom you accept into your
course.
but once accpeted, you have an obligation to certify those who meet the
agency standards.

best,
w


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