On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, William M. Smithers wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Chris Gregory wrote:
> 
> > Which is the agency of choice for training and information and is there
> > a DIR facility in the Northern NJ/NYC area? 
> 
> Ha! You can count the number of DIR divers around here on
> one hand, and all of them that I know of are cave divers.

Hmm. I wonder why that is? It is true that Tina and I have had cave
training, and we dive DIR. And there's Maggie and Tony .. cave trained.
I don't know if Kevin is ....

> I have never once run across another Hogarthian on a boat up here (and
> I don't count OW divers with junior wings and a backplate diving an
> AL80).

I have seen a few, some of whom have never had cave training, but it turns
out that they were trained by a cave instructor or a cave trained
instructor!

On the boats we use, DIR diving rigs are not common, but becoming more
common. This is A Good Thing.

Next season Tina and I would like to take a mix class, but our objective
is trimix in the 100-200 foot range. We have no interest in anything
deeper. We're also looking for an instructor with DIR credentials. I've
already told JJ that we need a GUE instructor here in NJ.

-- 
Art Greenberg
artg@ec*.ne*







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