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Scott, last year we had PADI sponsoring the Camel Trophy boat race=2E Yep, that is= =20 the same Camel as the cigarette manufacturer -- good choice? It's another case of making money by stroking the egoes of people like =20 the Doc, single tankers who wear black suits, Zeagle wings, colour coded =20 spiral hose wrap and shiney d-rings and think they are at the cutting =20 edge because they know how to work the Wheel=2E The real danger of decompression diving is letting the uneducated (or =20 uneducatable -- apologies for the bad grammar) do it=2E > -----Original Message----- > From: gudmund@si*=2Ecom > Sent: 18 October 2000 03:32 > To: techdiver@aquanaut=2Ecom > Subject: Rodale's Scuba Diving December 2000 Issu > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > Guys, > > Has anybody read Bret Gilliams' article entitled > "Decompression Diving: It's > for Everyone" on pages 29, 30, and 32? He's introducing > recreational divers to > decompression diving stating, > "=2E=2E=2EThat with proper training, skills and equipment > recreational divers (can) > employ this legitimate technique for maximizing hard-earned > diving dollars=2E=2E=2E" > > He touches on just a few factors involved, but doesn't warn concerning > decompression diving on air=2E He does mention carrying deco > gas, but doesn't > mention how this is performed=2E I realize it's a "quicky" > article, but really > feel that he should > emphasize several points, the first being: "Decompression > Diving Is NOT for > Everyone!" > > He points out that since most all divers are diving with a > computer, that > performing decompression is simple=2E > > There are a whole mess of "points" that he makes, which don't > really address > any of the issues and dangers involved, although he does > state that most dive > shop owners and instructors don't > understand deco=2E diving=2E (That's the understatement of the decade!) > > At the end of the article he lists three "technical dive" > training agencies: > IANTD, PSA, and TDI=2E Heaven help us=2E (You'd think that GUE > was the leper > colony of the dive world=2E) > > Instead of painting such a broad "stroke" (oops, I didn't > actually plan that > pun) why can't he (or someone else) write a series of > articles going into > detail concerning the subject matter=2E=2E=2E First, explaining the > real dangers, > and then going on > to explain how the dangers are managed and planned for=2E I > can see that the > stroke agencies are going to hop on the "tech wagon" and > start to slowly steer > the dive masses towards "technical diving"=2E I fear that it > will lead to > another "Diving > is for everyone" mentality where my "Wal-Mart Associate" who > runs the buffer > machine and weighs 300 pounds will think that he can perform > a decompression > dive on air at 140 feet for an hour and survive=2E > > Scott Gudmundsen > Vernal, Utah! > http://www=2Efotofixer=2Ecom/1ScubaPageHome=2Ehtm > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > `techdiver@aquanaut=2Ecom'=2E > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > `techdiver-request@aquanaut=2Ecom'=2E > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses, by Star > Internet, > delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre=2E > For further information visit: > http://www=2Estar=2Enet=2Euk/stats=2Easp > > > =20 Visit our web site at www=2Escott-wilson=2Ecom Privilege and Confidentiality Notice=2E This e-mail and any attachments to it are intended only for the party=20 to whom they are addressed=2E They may contain privileged and/or=20 confidential information=2E If you have received this transmission in=20 error, please notify the sender immediately and delete any digital=20 copies and destroy any paper copies=2E Thank you=2E Scott Wilson Scotland Ltd Registered in Scotland No=2E 48951,=20 Registered Office: 6 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6AX=2E UK=2E ________________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses, by Star Internet, delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit: http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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