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Hugo,

After adopting DIR, rule nr1 comes into play: Don't dive with strokes. :-)

>I'm extremely impressed by the safety records at WKPP. I have no problem
>diving DIR, myself. I'm willing to learn from other people's experience.
>That's why I'm interested in this list.

What I do not understand is why you would not adopt DIR for your technical
training facility if you like it.
I did. Anybody who does not understand the concept, does not want to dive
DIR, won't get any training. It's that simple.

You still believe that you can actually make people better deep air divers.
How do you exactly do that? How can they be good buddies to another diver?
You need that sharp focus trimix gives you to be able to react in the right
way within a split second when there is a problem during a deep dive.

Making a decision on how to do a technical dive needs a risk-benefit
comparison. To see the bottom of the Blue Hole, is that  worth the risk of
diving deep air? Not for me.
And usually the guys that believe that the risk is minimal do not know the
real risks associated with deep air anyway. 

Typical deep air diver over here uses only a computer for decompression,
single tank configuration, regular bcd. Hits 100m or more and breggs about
it at night  at the local bar while having some beers...

So what's the problem with incorporating a solid safety mentality in your
operation? Maybe you will say: I will loose my customers... Well, maybe the
market isn't ready then or your marketing isn't good enough. Over here just
as many people die yearly (usually marines), over here He is just as
expensive, over here you find the same macho mentality regarding deep air.
But, I will never fool anybody saying that I can teach them how to
"properly" do deep air dives.

Regards,

THOMAS

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