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For what it is worth - again w/o checking the standards (bad boy slap on wrist, continue), not all NAUI instructors subscribe to 'give the octopus' view of OOA. Reasons, other than the panic & OOA diver will grab the reg in your mouth approach is the issue of BC integrated secondary regs - try giving that to an OOA diver. As for NAUI CD running away - hate to C that happen as their motto has been Safety Through Education or some equivalent catchy phrase - running away from the xchange of ideas & education R not compatible. Safe bubbles Esat Atikkan --- MHK <mhkane@pr*.ne*> wrote: > > Well, I don't know what John had to say, but what > does this have to do > with > > being a Course Director? A Course Director > doesn't necessarily have > anything > > to do with technical diving. Who are you and > please explain the problem. > > I believe John is in a better position to explain > *exactly* what he said. > But from my understanding, John was invited to speak > at some NAUI seminar > and he made the * out of left feild* suggestion that > an OOA diver take the > reg from the buddies mouth. He went on to explain > that the theory was that > the OOA diver would have a working reg to the extent > that he/she took such a > reg. > > I state FTR, I was not at he seminar, but that is > clearly my understanding. > NAUI course directors could not fathom such a > suggestion going as far as > saying that they should take the *octo* and if it > doesn't work then every > man for himself. That is what the NAUI course > directors are teaching. > John, rightly so, took exception to this TEACHING > PHILOSOPHY. This is what > they are teaching there instructors to teach > students. > > So instead of listening to others, and perhaps > learning from others, they > decide to start there own list. > > I say GO AHEAD. IDIOTS AND SHORT TERM THINKERS such > as them deserve each > other. > > Later > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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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