"rite" said at the right time.
Matthias

Joel Silverstein schrieb:
> 
> Luck is when opportunity meets with preparation.
> 
> Despite what some may think they can predict the simple fact exists
> that one can't predict all the possible reasons something can go
> wrong.
> We can base the expectation or prediction on prior experience, but
> that is all.  The only practice for diving is diving.
> A one year wonder with 30 training dives in one set of gear in 4
> different environments will not prepare someone for the harsh
> realities of
> being out in the open ocean. While you may not agree with Capt.
> Terzuoli's approach to wreck diving, never the less it is "his"
> approach
> used and proven with thousands of dives in an environment as harsh as
> you may ever encounter.  It is specific, it is practiced, it is his
> system, it works.
> This guy is no boat monkey dope, he is well  experienced, well
> educated, runs a huge business, and for passion and excitement runs a
> dive boat.  I trust that should he make the decisions to dive in a
> different environment, he would heed the cautionary advice, and take
> tutelage from someone who is open minded enough to share the
> appropriate "tips" to make that experience a positive one.  But don't
> discount out the wealth of knowledge that some people store in their
> knapsack and have the ability to pull out as they need it based on
> actual experience.  It's easy to point a finger at the guys who have
> been at this a long time. They have made commitments to themselves and
> to their sport to stay with it. 5, 10, 15, 20 years or more for many.
> Look for more of what you can learn than what you can't
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joel Silverstein
> http://www.nitroxdiver.com
> 
> At 09:06 AM 2/19/2001 +0200, Manos Manoli wrote:
> 
> > You are increasing the possibilities of  getting in a life threat
> > situation.
> > Thats  why , you may have 10000 dives but  they will be 10000 " you
> > were
> > lucky"  dives.
> > You may think it works until you find out that it wasn't.
> >
> > You are looking at the wrong direction which is " what if ....."
> > the right
> > direction
> > is " what if and at the same time ......"
> >
> > A simple question is  what will you do if you loose the line and the
> > captain
> > never spot
> > you.  Don't tell me that this will never happen !!! So you lost  you
> > O2,
> > that means approximately that if you have 15m of deco on
> > O2 it will become at least 40m on bottom mix add,  a strong surface
> > current and
> > you
> >  end up  surfacing in Egypt.
> >
> > I can come up with 20 more scenarios when i read your diving style.
> >
> > The Cave Guys are " lucky " they  have less unpredictable exposures
> > , no
> > anchor lines to break
> > , no  currents .
> >
> > Manos.
> >
> >
> > CAPTZEROOO@ao*.co* wrote:
> >
> > > What is so funny ?? Just becuse I dare to dive differently than
> > you ?? This
> > > system works for me in my ocean, in my neck of the woods. Would it
> > work for
> > > cave diving?? I think NOT but I only dive here, on wrecks.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Captain zero
> >
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