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David, down here in Ft Lauderdale , you need more that this to get into
a crack house. Diving is a joke that is not very funny in terms of the
inevitable results. 


David Reinhard wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
>         I came across an article in a recent magazine about PADI rebreather
> courses (for recreational use). They are offering:
> 1. The Dolphin/Atlantis Semiclosed Rebreather Specialty Course
> and
> 2. The Dragwer Ray Semiclosed Rebreather Course
> 
> I looked at the entry requirements for the courses and here is a direct
> quote from the article:
> 
> "To qualify for a rebreather course, a diver must be; minimum 15 years of
> age; be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, or PADI Open Water
> Diver (or equivalent)with proof of minimum 10 logged dives after
> certification. In addition the diver must be certified as a PADI Enriched
> Air Diver or equivalent."
> 
>  So in effect we have PADI teaching 15 year old beginners with as few as 10
> dives to use a rebreather.
> 
> Now if you want to be an instructor:
> 
> "For a PADI Instructor to apply for either Specialty Instructor rating
> he/she must have; the PADI Enriched Air Specialty Instuctor rating; the
> PADI Semiclosed Rebreather Specialty Diver certification (or equivalent);
> 20 logged dives on a semiclosed rebreather, regardless of method of
> application."
> 
> Hmmm....now we have an instuctor with 20 rebreather dives (plus a few on
> the instructor course presumably) teaching a 15 y.o. kid with total of 10
> dives to use a rebreather.
>         Now I admit to having no experience of any kind with rebreathers, but
to
> me this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Maybe those of you with
> rebreather experience could provide us with an informed comment on this issue.
> 
> Cheers, Dave.
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