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Dear List, Merry Christmas to all. I think it is safe to say that this list has been beneficial to all. If not, you are not paying attention. At this time, I don't know where recreational diving and tech diving is separated. I am not totally DIR yet. But my recreational diving is now done in almost a tech manner. What I am saying is that I now only use a harness, practice redundancy, route hoses, have my harness uncluttered...................for all dives. It is almost embarassing to step on the dive boat to do a couple of routine wreck dives. ie 20 to 30m nitrox dives. People look at the equipment and say "ooo tech diver". So tell me where recreational diving and tech diving differs. For me the choice is twin tanks or single tank (with a pony) For a while I thought my diving was getting too complicated. But really, it has simplified. I take what I need. My equipment is more streamlined. Standardized. I owe alot of this to this list. With my tech training and cave training as a basis. Merry Christmas all. Will look forward to more discussion next year. Jeff Swann of Darwin OZ. But really toAt 10:20 24/12/99 +0200, you wrote: >I do not see the reason why you people are going on and on on those matters. >Im a Naui Instructor for the last 2 years and if i look back at my long term >training i wouldn't find anything in recreational diving that blends with tech >Diving. >And you know why ? Simply because it is impossible to compare oranges with >onions. >I am a multiple personality person like any recreational instructor should be >when >teaching a course or when diving at extremes with tech equipment. >We are subscribed to this list to share ideas and not to argue with each other. >It is impossible again to understand the logic of applying the same rules on 2 >completely different subjects. If you take the risk of tech dive then you >accept rules and procedures that look crazy and suitable to others. > >Manos Manoli >Greek Island of Cyprus. > > > > > > >MHK 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'. > >-- >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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