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In a message dated 98-03-03 07:36:11 EST, jbbennett2@ju*.co* writes: << Bob suggests a method for determining good tech instructors. Let me suggest that avoiding an agency from which NINE instructors have died "techdiving" in the last 12 months would be a good start. >> Any statistics on the nine instructors as to how many of them were also certified by more than one tech agency?? Was it the agency(s) that killed them, or was it the instructors poor lack of judgement? >>Let me also suggest that a "tech" agency whose president spends full time attacking the best "techdivers" in the business while himself setting the worst possible example in diving is the last place one would go for tech training. >> Many rock climbers die each year because they climb without protection. They were taught to use protection, but the appeal of risk and danger draws them to climbing in a more dangerous fashion. Many rock climbing instructors, perhaps some of the best in the world, climb this way, yet teach using protection. If I wanted to learn how to rock climb, I'd take my course from the rock climbing instructor who can climb without protection, as long as the protection was used in my course. Why is this so different in Scuba?? >> How can people teach something they have never done, and have no clue how to do? They can't. >> I agree with you here. Safe diving, Raimo -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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