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Todd, insult me all you want, the fact is that PADI sets the tone for its instructors and is ultimately responsible. If they have bad instructors, then they need to better control who becomes instrokter certified. While the basic PADI training may be ok for open water (this is also debatable), the fact is that basically every one gets certified. I remember an instructor (who was actually quite good) handing a woman her C-card with the admonition "now remember what we talked about, you really need some more training before you start diving". My favorite PADI story though, is from a guy who got certified in a quarry. The vis. was so bad that every one was holding on to a big rope circle, the instructor and 6 students. After going down a few feet, A. couldn't see anything, not the rope, not his gauges, nothing. A few more feet, and he figured this was just too stupid and dangerous, he let go of the rope, and ascended to the surface. One other guy was already there, and who do you think it was? Yup, the instructor. Oh yeah, and they all got their C-cards. Cheers. Todd Sieber wrote: ~ >Paul, > >Look dip-shit quit giving shit about PADI - its not the freak'n organization >that turns out bad divers its the freak'n insturctors who don't give a shit >about their students - I see it all the time and from EVERY organization. >PADI has the best teaching materials of every organization (hence, the fact >that every one has copied them) and yes, they even have the best materials >for the Tec-Rec, they beat the shit out of IANTD and TDI Advanced Nitrox and >Deep Air materials. So unless you're an insturctor turning out perfect >divers (which by the way you can not do) - shut the Freak up about PADI >already. > >And as far as kids goes, we don't even know what diving does to adults .... > >Todd > >> > -----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'. -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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