Wrolf...  Pay up, get a copy of the DIR and DIR II videos from Halycon (I'm
sure the WKPP could use the donation and I doubt anyone would GIVE you their
copy)  and THEN comment...until then, please go back to your anonymity.
It's money well spent... and should keep you busy for awhile.

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Wrolf Courtney <wrolf@co*.ne*>
To: Sean T. Stevenson <ststev@un*.co*>
Cc: James Dibbs <JDibbs@ma*.co*.au*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: DIR and Hogarthian?


>James:
>
>The attitude part is quite interesting.  "Don't listen to strokes" and
>"Don't dive with strokes" are frequently quoted as being rules of DIR
>diving.
>
>For the techniques, see http://www.gue.com, or the references on my
>http://wrolf.net/#Hogarthian.
>
>As Sean writes, the progression has been
>
>Hogarthian -> DIR -> DIR II
>
>DIR and DIR II are probably defined best by the two video tapes.  (I
>have seen neither, but have read heated debates about them on
>techdiver.  If anyone is done
>with their copy, I would love to see them.)
>
>In fact, I think that the progression has been that Hogarthian and DIR
>selected specific elements of Florida cave diving and technical diving.
>Apparently other people were "diving the long hose" before Hogarthian
>diving.  DIR refined this, and added stuff, like MOD marking of bottles,
>and a lot of stuff related to scooters.
>
>Wrolf
>
>"Sean T. Stevenson" wrote:
>>
>> James, "Hogarthian" is a term used to describe the original diving
>> equipment configuration developed by William Hogarth Main and later
>> refined by the Woodville Karst Plain Project.  DIR, which stands for
>> Doing it Right, is a term often applied to the current state of the
>> gear configuration, but goes further.  DIR is more than just
>> a particular gear configuration, although this is the most essential
>> part.  DIR is also a combination of attitude, knowledge, discipline,
>> and survival capability.  The DIR gear config makes it easy to develop
>> the other (essential) parts, which are together a philosophy for
>> maximizing diving safety.  See "Doing it Right II".
>>
>> -Sean
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:40:08 +1000, James Dibbs wrote:
>>
>> >List,
>> >
>> >What is the difference between DIR and Hogarthian?
>> >
>> >James Dibbs
>> >Email: jdibbs@ma*.co*.au*
>> >
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