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From: "Mike Langborg" <mslangborg@cl*.ne*>
To: "Paolo Velcich" <pavel@ma*.na*.it*>, <ntnar@ti*.it*>
Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: trimix training
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 14:57:35 +0100
What is the name of this agency, Just so we can avoid it!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Paolo Velcich <pavel@ma*.na*.it*>
To: ntnar@ti*.it* <ntnar@ti*.it*>
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 1:33 AM
Subject: trimix training


>I would like to submit to your opinion an italian issue regarding the
trimix
>diffusion, instruction and practice.
>Since about one year there's [in Italy] an organization promoting the
trimix
>use, actually it's a trimix training agency, an official organization
>releasing licenses.
>They're trimix-only oriented.
>To partecipate to a trimix class you only need a recreational advanced
>license, nothing else is requested.
>They generally request "to have a good experience of immersion with minimum
>100 immersions with 30 over 30 meters. At that point it's necessary school
>to become good divers, trimix divers"
>
>Would like to be a trimix instructor? ... "To reach that important
>qualification it's necessary to be divers really expert and to have the
>qualification of any other federation or to have a patent of assistant
>instructor.
>Course can be kept only by trainers of..."
>
>Rumors say the courses consist in auto-training on their trimix manuals and
>a two days class. A couple of dives are part of the instruction.
>
>One important factor... you're requested to pay the bill before the license
>is released..:-)
>
>So far, a recreational instructor, if he studied the manual and
partecipated
>to a class, after a couple of training dives is qualified to :" Trimix
>instructor condition can patent till companion of 80 meters. Only with
right
>of seniority and revolation he could patent the 95 meters."
>
>and there's a promotional offer too:"All instructors of Sport's Diving
>Federation could reach the patent at a special price. For any information
>call the number under signed or send us a message."
>
>There're some other interesting facts, including the suggested rig:
>an indipendent dual 15 liters (one filled with mixed gas and the other one
>with air), assembled on a not better specified B.C. and three regulators.
>The deco oxigen (from six meters and above) is planned to hung lined below
>the boat.
>No long hose is specified or requested, neither lift bag, reel ...
>
>I could probably say more but I think there was enough for you.
>
>Still alive?
>
>Thanks for comments.
>
>Deep blues and blue skies
>
>Paolo
>
>
>
>
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