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From: "Mark Dixon" <jj@da*.co*>
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Fw: PADI tek
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 14:41:55 +0100
Looks like the time to buy some stock in any company who manufactures body
bags ;-)

Cheers

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>
To: <rebreather@nw*.co*>; a n <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: PADI tek


> Ran across this tidbit today this should be interesting
>
>
> PRESS RELEASE
> >
> >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >
> >
> >PADI Headed Into Technical Diving
> >
> >RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, USA -
> >
> >PADI announces its plans to unveil the new PADI TecRec program later this
> >year. The TecRec program, which will offer training for diving beyond the
> >conventional limits of recreational diving, answers the growing call from
> >PADI Instructors for a valid, professionally designed instructional
system
> >in technical diving.
> >
> >"TecRec will appeal to divers interested in venturing beyond recreational
> >limits," says Karl Shreeves, Vice President of Technical Development for
> >Diving Science and Technology (DSAT), PADI's instructional product
> >development corporate affiliate. "It gives PADI Instructors a way to meet
> >this interest with a program grounded in state-of-the-art instructional
> >design."
> >
> >Initial TecRec offerings planned include courses in deep diving and
> >specialized activities, with ties to PADI recreational specialty courses
> >that already exist. Shreeves says the courses' design will help safely
> >bridge the gap between recreational diving experience and the demands of
> >technical diving. It will also streamline the technical training process.
> >
> >"Sound instructional design eliminates inefficiencies, reinforces and
> >confirms critical skills, and streamlines the learning/teaching
processes."
> >says Shreeves, "So PADI Instructors can expect TecRec to differ
> >substantially from the tech courses out there now."
> >
> >With TecRec programs currently in initial development, PADI plans to
offer
> a
> >first-look at TecRec course materials at PADI Member Conference 2000 in
> >Turks and Caicos at the end of October, with a major roll-out at the DEMA
> >Show 2001 in New Orleans, LA, USA, next January.
> >For more information about Member Conference 2000, contact PADI Trade
> >Associations.
> >
>
>
>
> Respectfully yours,
> Tom Mount
> CEO IANTD World HQ
> http://www.iantd.com
>
>
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