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----- Original Message ----- From: <RLatulip@ao*.co*> To: <wkpp@eg*.co*> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [wkpp] Help needed, WAS: Info needed > In active because I refuse to follow the standards as laid out by I.A.N.T.D > (promoting deep air diving or giving any obese or smoker a c-card)! > > George warned me while swimming at the pool one day but I had already > started/payed for the instructor training. The training was a joke to say the > least, I was never asked to do any of the swim portion on any part of the > training as laid out by the guidelines. Just because the Instructor Trainee > new I was swimming 4000 meters three times a week does not mean he could just > waiver me. > > Needless to say I don't condone the training methods that lead to bad gear > configurations, deep air diving, let anybody dive mentality. This mentality > almost lead to the death of Arielle (as George can attest to), being on a > 170' dive on air was a contributing factor. > > As far as I am concerned I.A.N.T.D. has become the P. A. D. I. of technical > diving. > > The fact that it depends on the training as income conflicts with the fact > that some people have no business what so ever in S. C. U. B. A. gear yet > I.A.N.T.D. instructors continue to train idiots morons and the mentally > challenged. > > Hence I let the Instructor lapse (refusing to pay/promote the training), this > I have been inactivated ;-) > > Only three people have my names on their c-cards and they are excellent > divers in great shape (George you know Jared Knapp from the pool, my swim > partner). > > I have faith that none of mine will ever be involved in a scuba accident and > I wanted to keep it that way so bye Instructor Card. > > P.S. I eat lots of garlic and it does help!!!! > > Ray LaTulippe > > > In a message dated 10/10/2000 4:43:29 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > karol.toth@si*.at* writes > > > > Therefore my questions to clarify this very, very tricky situation. > > Do the IANTD instructors have a switch with 2 positions : > > a.) I am producing clusterfuck resulting in my buddy's death for X-agency > > (put the appropriate letters in) > > b.) I do the same for IANTD > > Where is this switch located ? > > What does it mean "inactive" ? Are the IANTD instructors "activated" by > > sunset like vampires ? > > Does in this case garlic help ? > > > Subscription/removal requests to clw5232@ga*.ac*.fs*.ed*. > > > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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