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Tough Guy - I do not dive anything on air, and certainly not deep. I stopped that as soon as I found helium. As I recall, when I was getting helium from one of my father's boatyards and working up the deco from Bulhmann's book, you were standing around on the boat telling everyone what an idiot I was, a mistake you continue to make. That was about five years before you started IANTD. Makes no difference. I used to do a lot of stupid things, but no longer do them as I find out better ways . I go out of my way to do just that, as I did with the boatyard and the book, while the rest of you sit around with your wood in your hands. You , especially,continue to not only do stupid things, but teach them, recommend them, defend them , and preach them, as you have with deep air. When I make a mistake, I admit it and immediately change, point out the mistake to everyone, and move on. Tom, most cave diving accidents are inexplicable but occurred in the 100-150 foot zone on air. Let me give you a clue - it was the air that developed the accidents. Why do you think that Jarrod and I do not dive air or nitrox at any depth in the WKPP? Do you think it is because Jablonski and I are a pair of pussies? Do you think that John Rose and Bill Mee dive helium because they are so mentally impaired on the surface that they can barely "handle" depth with nitrogen? Tom, why do hyperbaric physicians have one doctor outside the chamber when perfoming anything serious at even 60 feet? Tom, why does a chess player on the outside of a chamber at 40 feet always beat the one on the inside? Do you think you could beat me at chess with you at 40 feet and me at 0 feet? The fact is you are hoplessly wrong about air diving, and by now one would think you would know better - you are not looking too good here, especially now that the information on red cell rigidity under nitrogen tension has been implicated in spinal and brain lesions, and you continue to have your entire legion of IANTD "instructors" out there exposing you and them to enormous liability in the face of mounting evidence of the truth, not to mention the fact that you are risking peoples' lives and health because you have stuck your head in the sand while the obvious just becomes more and more obvious - there is no reason on this earth to be diving air at the depths you suggest are "safe". Tom Mount wrote: > > Bill > Where do you get the Bull Shit of my comfort level to 220. That is crap and > you know it but then again the truth does not bother you much to begin with, > > Since the introduction of normoxic trimix I have taught basically Normoxic > trimix and trimix. > > I have not dived to 220 on air since before you did your trimix course with > me, in fact You and George have dived both dived that deep on air since I > have. So get off the lies. > > Plus what does 170 have to do with 220 > > To be honest I have not seen all the problems with divers between 130 and > 170 on air that you claim to have seen > > As I said one of the GREAT things about offering the technical diver course > is how many opt to do normoxic trimix once they discuss it with the > instructor when what they originally wanted was the deeper air program (to > 170) > > The other references you make have nothing to do with IANTD, so why waste > your breath > > Respectfully yours, > Tom Mount > CEO IANTD World HQ > http://www.iantd.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bill Mee <wwm@sa*.ne*> > To: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>; <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>; <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: IANTO "normoxic" and other trimixes > > > Tom, > > > > " the technical diver program is taught they > > >are forbidden to dive deeper than 170 feet. " > > > > Which means that they can dive up to 170ft on air. This is completely > > indefensible and results from your own personal comfort level on air to > > 220ft. > > 170ft on air is is far too deep and is not only unsafe, because of the > > insidious narcosis factor, but unhealthy in that successfully decoing from > > deep air diving is a questionable proposition. > > > > The problem is that many of your people, especially some of the > instructors > > living in third workd countries (where life apparently is cheaper), > believe > > this hokum. Nobody is any good on air to these depths and I have observed > > or heard of, anecdotally, horrible charlie foxtrots and other near death > > experiences in the 130 to 170ft depth. I will bet that you personally > have > > watched even more horror shows, in this depth range, during your lifetime > of > > dive training. When you combine the shocking gear menageries practiced by > > many of the IANTD adherents, such as the notorious Lusitania 99 comedy and > > recently some of the fatal antics up on the Doria, you begin to see what > > happens when you mix intermediate air with complex dives. > > > > The air usage also results in other goofery too ridiculous to mention such > > as "air ponies", "air diluent" and air travel gas. It is an absolute fact > in > > the history of air diving in deep caves that no meaningful accomplishments > > have been made other than notable deaths. > > > > Tell me, why on earth is the subject of HPNS even brought up in the > course. > > HPNS is irrelevant to anything in meaningful, routine technical diving. > > Where HPNS is even a consideration, the depths and rigors of the dives > fall > > into the category of commercial saturation diving, which is conducted by a > > far more repsonsible and rational set of rules. I can only guess that the > > allure of "deep" and the assoication of "deep" with HPNS is the reason for > > injecting this subject matter into a course where the focus should be on > far > > more mundane issues. This is equivalent to filling a course in freshmen > > chemistry with topics from quantum electrodynamics. The implication is > that > > students need to be concerned with diving at depths of 400 to 500 ft, > which > > while romantic, is simply absurd. > > > > You need to seriously reconsider revisit these policies before somebody > else > > does so for you. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> > > To: kirvine@sa*.ne* <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > > Cc: a n <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > Date: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 11:20 AM > > Subject: Re: INTD "normoxic" and other trimixes > > > > > > >George > > >the text includes the Technical Encyclopedia, the technical student > > workbook > > >a complete set of slides it is extremely well supported and in is our > > >preferred dive program for people getting into deeper diving. The > majority > > >of instructors are able to get students who originally wanted to do > > >technical diver to take this course as instead. > > > > > >I have no doubt that some people state they are comfortable on air toi > > >greater depths however even if the technical diver program is taught they > > >are forbidden to dive deeper than 170 feet. The technical diver course > does > > >require two dives deeper than 130 and no dives below 170. > > > > > >The Normoxic course is basically the same course except it does dives on > > >trimix instead of air. The student is NOTALLOWED to dive air deeper than > > 130 > > >in this program. As has been stated several times on this list over the > > past > > >three years. The student does not have any requirement to have dived air > > >deeper than 130 prior to getting into the course in fact they do not even > > >have to have been to 130 just deeper than 90 feet prior to the course. > The > > >Normoxic trimix is a heavy deep diving theory course it does not get into > > >HPNS and some other factors as these things are not of a concern to > > Normoxic > > >trimix. It is intense on skills and procedures. the course requires 3 > dives > > >deeper than 130 and a max depth not to exceed 200. Depths are worked up > to > > >in increments no greater than 30 feet from one dive to the next. > > > > > > > > >The HPNS and other issues are addressed in depth in the trimix course > where > > >dives may evolve into dives that that knowledge is mandated. The full > > trimix > > >course has six dives also 2 of which can be on air or mix as they are > just > > >skill dives and need not be deep. Four dives are on mix and must be > deeper > > >than 160 and no deeper than 260 > > > > > >Again if people wish details go to the web page and read through the > > >standards > > > > > >Respectfully yours, > > >Tom Mount > > >CEO IANTD World HQ > > >http://www.iantd.com > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > > >To: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> > > >Cc: a n <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > >Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 8:45 AM > > >Subject: Re: INTD "normoxic" and other trimixes > > > > > > > > >> T, that is not the question - the question is what materials are > > >> available for these courses. I personally have zero interest in this, > > >> but had it mentioned to me by an IANTD instructor on a dive boat the > > >> other day, the implications being that these courses are an > accomodation > > >> to outside pressure and are neither well supported by IANTD, nor really > > >> intended to replace "deep air". I of course found this hard to believe > > >> so sent you that question to see if it were really possible. > > >> > > >> Tom, there are people out there, believe it or not, who are so stupid > as > > >> to think ther is such a thing as an "ability" to dive deep on air, and > > >> there are intstructors out there who are so stupid, and so > irresponsible > > >> that they say things like, "my personal comfort level on air is 200 > > >> feet" in front of students, who then take this to mean that unless they > > >> "can" be "comfortable" on air at "200 feet", they must not be cutting > > >> the mustard. > > >> > > >> I know this is unbelievable to a pro like yourself, but I have heard > > >> this direcdtly from the flapping lips of various instructors, > > >> affilliation unknown. > > >> > > >> Anything that pays lip service only to the importance of proper gas > > >> choices and true technical diving (which menas doing the dives proeprly > > >> and optimally), is a disservice to all of us, and in my opinion would > > >> require the attention of a dive training "leader" such as yourself for > > >> clarification. > > >> > > >> > > >> Tom Mount wrote: > > >> > > > >> > Anyone interested should go to the web pages and check the standards > > for > > >the > > >> > texts and also the skills. that should answer anyone's questions > > >> > > > >> > Respectfully yours, > > >> > Tom Mount > > >> > CEO IANTD World HQ > > >> > http://www.iantd.com > > >> > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*> > > >> > To: <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> > > >> > Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 3:45 PM > > >> > Subject: INTD "normoxic" and other trimixes > > >> > > > >> > > Tom, I hear that there are little or no materials for your > > "normoxic", > > >> > > "intermendiate" or whatever "trimix" course. This would appear to > > make > > >> > > this course a case of "lip service" to those of us who have long > been > > >> > > critics of your "deep air" courses and policy. > > >> > > > > >> > > While I like the fact that you to at least appear to comply with > > >> > > intelligent thinking, I find it appalling that the reality is you > > >still > > >> > > may not. > > >> > > > > >> > > Is this true? > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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