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Ken Sallot wrote:
>
> Maybe people shouldn't become "technical divers" until they have some
> openwater experience under their belt?
>
> I'm a firm believer in the many month apprenticeship type programs.
> Going from "advanced openwater to full cave" in 5 days is not doing
> the student or cave justice. Same can be said for most of the
> "pushing of technical classes" out there. People need to spend time
> at each level, diving, developing, and improving their skills. Maybe
> if people weren't in such a rush to go out and hurry up and
> get it all done as quick as possible, people wouldn't have put
> themselves in the unenviable position of having tragic fatalities by
> pushing too many people through.
>
> When you push divers through quickly they tend to miss some important
> key points. Imagine what happens when the instructors are being
> pushed quickly?
>
> Ken
Ken, I could'nt agree more.
John
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