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A bit off topic for tech diver, but... Personally I think that scuba diving, along with hiking, rock climbing etc. are exactly the sort of activities that a parent should be encouraging their children into. These sports teach the kids stuff like environmental awareness in an adventurous way that they'll enjoy, and those kids grow into better adults because of it. And if those kids don't spend the day diving, what do they do instead? - play football, ride their bikes in the road, hang around the streets with their friends - not exactly risk free activities. Or you can keep them indoors and they can grow up stuck in front of the TV or playing computer games. My only gripe with the system is that the certification allows 10-11 year olds to dive with a parent, no matter what the experience level of the parent. Some vacation divers who're going to want to take their kids along are hardly capable of taking care of themselves, never mind a kid too. I'd like to see an additional certification for parents who want to take their kids diving, with a minimum of 50-100 dives required before they can do it - otherwise they need to hire a DM to look after the kid on the dive. I had my 11 year old daughter certified last year, but when she dives its with me only, and I'm there with the sole purpose of looking after her. Ian > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Braunbehrens [mailto:Bakalite@ba*.co*] > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 3:04 PM > To: Cody Towns; techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: RE: WARNING - Coffee Alert > > > Anybody who allows a kid to use compressed air is out of his mind. > We have no idea what the inevitable microbubble damage will do to > growing bones, brain etc. I just remember last year when I was in > Hawaii with my family, doing a lot of freediving, and wishing I could > stay down just a little longer to get a better look at something. > > As far as people embolizing at 50'...with the way PADi trains I'm > sure it happens all the time. No real training to speak of, pay and > we'll certify you for sure, no matter how inept you are, and accept > anyone into the course. > > > > Cheers. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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