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Joel, Completely agree with you... Standards are just the start, and thats why we should all go back to the start and hopefully the cascade effect will deal with the rest. Sure, the standards are there... but they are lacking in the common sense that you mention. Don't beleive me? Try this test.. Find two techie instructors, teaching the same level class. Now, go out to each of their check out dives, and see if you can find the standards that are being followed. So many different procedures and protocols become apparent from each different instructor.. Then, in the end, these divers from different classes end up on the same boat together and buddy up.. You now have the definition of a cluster f*ck. Let's forget about those divers who actually know what a team is and execute their dives as a team. We need to concentrate on the influx of freshly lamenated card holding newbies who find themselves on a boat without their instructor to hold their hand. Again, one set of standards, procedures, protocols, etc. that are safe and sensible need to be created and enforced by all those in charge. We are all in charge, so we must all act together to stop the insanity, no matter what. Safe Diving At 21:32 10/08/1998 -0400, Joel Silverstein <JoelSilverstein@wo*.at*.ne*> wrote: >Standards are just a place to get started. But from there they also have to >be used. Training is where you learn a procedure, a protocol, a way to do >something, but if its not followed a hundred times and is abandoned for >some other method by try # 3 it all becomes moot. > >The standards are simple and clear. It starts with common sense. It >starts with taking responsiblity for ones actions and for the trail you >leave behind as you continually screw it up. > >One reason the WKPP has such a good record doing what they do is they have >rules and they follow them. Why the US Deep Wreck Team (NOT USDCT) has >such a good record is they have rules and they follow them. > >You want standards -- you got em. Now just follow them, for yourself an the >tow other people on either side of you. and they will tell two friends and >so on and so on. > >One day at a time, one diver at a time we will reach them. > >1976 - Rocky Balboa --- You hang out with coconuts you become a coconut, >you hang out with nice people you become a nice person, you hang out with >morons you become a moron. > > >Joel Silverstein >Scuba Training + Travel Co. >http://www.NitroxDiver.com Sid.Dive@Ib*.Ne* Toronto, Canada -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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