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Eric Stiers wrote:
> They minimize the number of training sessions and cut costs
> wherever they can without violating their agencies' minimum
> standards (another plug for the existence of standards of
> some sort).
I don't know if anyone is aware of it, but ANSI does have a
specification for scuba courses (summary shown below). If the
standards in the spec is made more rigorous, the agencies would comply.
The one problem with ANSI is that their specs are controlled by
committees made up from experts in the respective subject area. I've
not read the spec below, but I would guess that the committee is made
up of members from NAUI, PADI, SSI, etc. Maybe JJ (or somebody else)
could give more information regarding the ANSI spec; anybody serious
about certification standards, entry level or not, should have a copy
of it.
Ken ...
P.S. I don't have (and have not seen) a copy of the spec. Contact
ANSI for a copy.
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Document Summary
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Document Number: ANSI Z86.3
Title: Underwater Safety - Entry-Level Scuba Certification -
Minimum Course Content
Document Type: Industry Standards
Keywords: SCUBA, DIVING, CERTIFICATION
Preparing Activity: ANSI - American National Standards Institute
Publication Date: 1989
Revision Level Issue Date Pages
ANSI Z86.3 1989 16
Custodians: ANSI
American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212)642-4900
(212)302-1286(SALES)
(212)398-0023
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