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Tim- I believe in the buddy concept insofar as two divers training to be a team, as in the way the WKPP does it. That system works. Or in a instructor/student relationship which works most of the time. But not in the respect of a divemaster pointing at two poor slobs and saying "OK, you two are buddies". That's a bullshit, useless situation which does nobody any good at all and does not work. It is NOT safer than solo diving and at best will ruin your dive or at worst get you killed. And as a matter of fact if you get teamed up with an idiot and that idiot gets himself drowned, you are legally responsible for the fool. And will be open to get sued out of your house and home by the surviving family. I will do anything in my power to avoid diving with some sort of implied co-reliance on someone I've never met before. It's my choice and it's my life. Jim Sender: Sosdivertt@ao*.co* Date: 6/2/98 4:16 PM >I agree with the no dive buddy is totally necessary. >Can we define it as an additional underwater person to or for you may or may >not be resopnsible. >I teach my O?W students that they should dive with someone because PADI >words >" in the unlikely event " that you need someone to help you. >But, can I make this a big but! >I teach them there is no buddy better than yourself and these are the skills >you need to be self sufficient. >Then I teach them. All I know. Which may not be much compared to the stuff I >have learned from monitoring this list . >Gee whiz guys. If I took to heart all that has been posted I would give up >diving. >Hee,hee. >Tim > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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