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I completely take back my statement about how scuba instructors seem to be aware of economics. Obviously this isn't the case. At 08:28 PM 4/13/2000 -0400, Rob Sluys wrote: >Todd (and the rest of the list), > > The only place I can see where raising prices would be beneficial > is at the Instructor (or instructor trainer) level. The problem the > industry has as far as the safety record and professionalism is that the > "students" are buying a certification; which is a far cry from paying for > instruction. We have all seen people on the boat that should not be left > alone in a bathtub, let alone an ocean--even with a buddy. I know plenty > of people that are very competent divers (read: well informed, safe, and > excellent skills) who would not have entered the sport if the > instruction was more expensive. Perhaps if the instructors were > convinced that it is in the sport's best interest to NOT CERTIFY the > incompetent "students", we could alleviate the liability concerns that > dominate the industry. Of course, the instructors could also be the > instructor trainers (and agency's) that are currently guilty of sending > less than adequate people out to teach life support skills. > >No matter how hard they try, some people just can't do certain >things. Others just don't put the thought into it. Raising prices would >only mean that the average income of incompetent divers would rise. > >~Rob Sluys > >>I talked to the guy that did it. He makes $60,000 - >>$80,000 a year and works about 20 hours a week. The >>rest of the time he travels. Diving could be a very >>lucrative sport, we could up the professionalism, >>increase the safety record, and sell more equipment if >>we approached it with an once of professionalism and >>weren't afraid to raise prices and have some people >>commited to it. >> >>TB > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ---------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> NW Labor Systems, Inc http://www.nwls.com *I* moved your cheese. ---------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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