Totally agree Don,

To repeat a snip from last post


<Missing the point a bit here aren't we? this is not about Padi bashing Its
about the stupidity of any training organisation which certifies instructors
without taking into account the need for experience>

David J. Applin
Chichester
England
david.applin@ta*.co*
07887 657567
----- Original Message -----
From: Mcinnis, Don <Don.Mcinnis@in*.co*>
To: <Siriusnav@ao*.co*>; <Joe.West@fu*.co*>
Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: Is there a thing like inofficial training?


> Does this really matter? 60 dives or 100 dives is still WAY TOO LITTLE to
be
> turning out certified divers. At 100 dives do you think you knew enough to
> be teaching others? This is the heart of the problem with the agencies. To
> mass produce "certified divers" they SELL Instructor certs to almost
> anybody. This perpetuates itself to where we are today. And that is also
the
> first thing that needs to change.
>
> Don
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Siriusnav@ao*.co* [mailto:Siriusnav@ao*.co*]
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 8:49 AM
> To: Joe.West@fu*.co*
> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
> Subject: Re: Is there a thing like inofficial training?
>
>
> In a message dated 3/17/00 4:43:32 AM SA Western Standard Time,
> Joe.West@Fu*.co* writes:
>
> > 4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and have
completed
> >  and logged at least 60 dives (as documented in the individual's log
> book.)
> >  Note: To attend an Instructor Examination (IE), the instructor
candidate
> >  must have been a
> >  certified diver for at least 12 months and have at least 100 logged
dives
> >  (exceptions may include
> >  PADI 5 Star Career Development Center candidates.)
> >
> This changed in January Joe. The new standards according to the training
> bulletin that they put out read:
>
> 4. Have been a certified diver for at least six months and logged at least
> 60
> open water dives with experience in night, deep and navigation prior to
> beginning the Instructor Development Program, and have been a certified
> diver
> for at least 6 months and logged at least 100 dives prior to entering the
> Instructor Examination.
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