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To: afn50125@af*.or*
Cc: cavers@ca*.co*, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 13:18:15 -0400
Subject: Re: no iantd cards allowed
From: nssdiver@ju*.co* (Lee C Kresge)
This would make sense if students were killing themselves and not the
instructors killing them.  How many certified, experienced divers have
died in Florida caves pushing the proverbial limits (for standard cave
diving?)  Someone needs to get a clue and watch who their IANTD bashing
is affecting.  

Lee

On Thu, 7 May 1998 11:48:26 -0400 (EDT) richard todd <afn50125@af*.or*>
writes:
>   just thought i'd share this.i just heard from a very reliable 
>source that the state of florida department of environmental protection
parks 
>and recreation decided yesterday that in the aftermath of preventable 
>fatalities they were not going to accept any iantd certification cards
for diving 
>in any of the florida state parks.this means the iantd eanx cave card is
>worthless if youre trying to dive at peacock or manatee.
>   my source also informs me that ginnie springs will probably adopt 
>the same policy,however for a nominal fee you will be able to get a
waiver 
>by doing a checkout dive with one of the ginnie springs staff but that 
>you would have to pay about $100 for the checkout dive and an additional

>$50 for the ginnie springs waiver which is valid for one year. - dick
>
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