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In a message dated 3/13/00 8:33:46 PM SA Western Standard Time,
Don.Mcinnis@in*.co* writes:
> The best case in point for this is the PADI instructor requirements. You
> need a whole 100 dives of experience and an IDC (which is a joke at best)
> and you are "qualified" to turn out a bunch of weekend warriors. At 100
> dives most are still trying to grasp the concept that the bubbles travel
up,
> so that's where the surface is. This is the mentality that is at the heart
> of the problem. Until all agencies are non-profit organizations, and
> therefore mass producing divers is not tied to the bottom line of the
> agency, it will be BUSINESS AS USUAL. And the deaths will continue to grow.
>
> Don
That sounds good but NAUI is a non-profit agency and they only require 50
dives to become an instructor. It doesnt really matter if the agency is
non-profit or not, the dive-shops and instructors are going to be for profit
and BUSINESS AS USUAL. Maybe a club system where experienced members teach
the beginners and less experienced would be a better answer than expecting
the profit status of the agency to make a difference.
Stacy
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