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To anyone,
In the past I have noticed a slight rivalry and ignorance between some
of the wreckers, cavers and thoughs who only have MUD to dive. You can
learn each others diving and it is obvious that many of US are lacking
in some very important areas as technical kinda divers.
For the wreckers. In my opinion line work, gear configuration and dive
planning is lacking. Reel lines, equipment, and a plan can be your best
freind or you worst enemy. A technical diver should learn line work
inside and out, and we're not talking about running a simple 50' of
straight run. Most wreckers carry to much shit. Dive plans are often
simple. This is were one of thoughs CAVE courses can help you.
Overlearning is advantagous. I was pushed this cave stuff wene I started
deep training and felt that a dark cave would be boring. Let me tell you
it was intense, bitchen, interesting, beutiful, educating and nothing
but boring. These skills I have learned from caving have been very
usefull in wreck penetrations as well as all other dives, technical or
not.
And for the cavers who don't believe diving open water wrecks is
challenging, try taking some wreck training somewere like, ummm, maybe
on the east coast. Flo, N.Y., N.C., wherever, and you can contend with
blinding silt and razor sharp obsticals abile to cleanly pierce through
a complete scubapro fin, foot and all. Or maybe dealing with
monofiliment nets, fishing line, cables and rope all over the freckin
place but never right in front of you face were you can see it. Or
howabout learning how to deco in some ass kicking current for an hour or
so while being stalked by by big barracuda and dodging jellyfish.
Then we have the folks who bitch about training agencies offering to
many expensive courses and figure they can learn all they need to know
about trimix or gas blending on the net. I hope nobody's blown up yet or
even worse. GET A CLUE, get educated properly, do it right or don't do
it at all. It can kill you. (wow! theres a concept)
My point is not aimed at anyone in perticular. My motivation is due to
the fact that some people are attempting to learn this stuff half ass by
reading it on e-mail and others think they are done learning because
they figure their already an expert techie after making a couple dives
out of their home port or in a cave up yonder. I have gained abit of
information on this list but no comparison to quality education and
APPLYING it. Its much safer and can be quit abit of fun. FUN, FUn, Fun,
fun. Is'nt that why we do it? DEATH or injury isn't fun.
Still a student and having FUN,
John
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