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In a message dated 98-03-04 10:41:43 EST, dlv@ga*.ne* writes: << Bob, I think if "some" agency(s) had really good control of their instructor selection process, as well as periodic reviews to make sure the instructors are staying in the prescribed guidelines, then this whole issue would go away---instructors would not give cards to the "wrong" tech divers. But now you would get back to the elite agency issue, meaning that for this type of instructor perfection, the agency would have to be much smaller than the IANTD or TDI models, or an agency like IANTD would have to create a new spin-off, which would be their elite branch---with all the attendant screening procedures in place. If IANTD does this, or if JJ does this, then they could start with a review of the "best of the best" instructors, and make being hired by them a coveted event. These instructors would have to charge more money per unit of time, but the instruction would be better. Also, they would not waste the student's time with add on courses that should have been consolidated into other courses all along----like the blatant stupidity of teaching a nitrox course which only qualifies the student to use Nitrox I or II, and then another course is required to use richer mixes, and still another for pure oxygen deco's, and in-water recompression skills. There are plenty of other areas where consolidation would allow the instructor to make more money per unit of time, but to allow the student to learn more per class per dollar---allot more.!!!! Overall fees to become trimix certified need to drop to well below the current $2500 figure I have heard quoted---I can't believe this is anything but "additive selling", and the additions ( like the nitrox type of example) are ridiculous.. Regards, Dan >> TDI's approach (not to confuse approach with standards) to teaching tech programs is much like what you describe, consolidated programs, regardless of personal feelings others on this list may have towards Brett. This of course does not have any bearing on WHO is teaching the program. Like I previously stated, all the agencies have good and bad in them. IANTD, whose standards differ, also has way too many programs that are somewhat redundent and not needed. Better contol on instructors, as you have suggested above, would be a very good start to a solution to the problem. I am not sure that another agency is the answer. This list reaches out to a small group of divers when compared to how many divers are learning tech diving-therefore, most divers do not know the difference between one agency or the next, or one instructor from the next. We need to get the word out. (I wish I could get $2500 for a tri-mix course :) ) 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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