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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 14:04:58 -0900
From: Patrick Duffy <pduffy@al*.ne*>
To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: NAUI/IANTD Tek-Instructor courses in thailand]
This e-mail is being forwarded to the list.  It is from NAUI Technical Training
Operations.  Techdiver was copied, but apparently it did not make it.

Hopefully it will resolve some of the pervious concerns and comments made on
this
subject.

Patrick

Nauitec@ao*.co* wrote:

> Case,
> This is an easy one. This is not happening and cannot happen for the
> following array of reasons.
> 1. There are not any courses entitled "NAUI Deep Air" or "NAUI Technical
> Diver"
> 2. We do not authorize extended range air diving in areas of the world where
> helium is available and helium is available in Thailand. . In fact, NAUI
> Technical Operations recommends the use the use of helitrox (26 O2 and 17 He)
> for dives between 90 and 150 fsw and tri-mix for all dives exceeding 130 fsw.
> Our RGBM tables are published and reflect this.
> 3. More over Mr. Claro is not a NAUI Technical Workshop Director. In fact at
> this time, there is no one involved with this ITC that is a NAUI Workshop
> Director.
> 4. Our standards do not permit Technical Instructor Training during an ITC or
> even shortly there after.
> 5. Those of you that have applied for teaching status at one level or another
> know that we have a complex process of training and many times re-training
> for qualification prior to authorization.
>
> Simply put..these technical courses are not authorized as advertised.
>
> Best Regards
> Tim O'Leary
> Director
> Technical Operations

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