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Thanks for the apology. --- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> wrote: > 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'. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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