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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:20:35 -0800
From: Jack Farmer <jack@we*.th*.co*>
Organization: The Crusader BBS
To: DIVENTRIPS@ao*.co*, Michael Hobson <mhobson@pa*.ne*>,
     "Mike Diamond, D.C." ,
     Sally Hooper ,
     William Anzueto
CC: aldo.solari@ho*.se*, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: a (swedish) PADI school/an example
Like the TRUTH or NOT, It's the AGENCY that clears these TWITS to teach to begin
with. Yes it's the instructor BUT who qualifies them and ok's them to begin with
is the point being missed it's the AGENCY to start with.

DIVENTRIPS@ao*.co* wrote:

> Aldo,
> Sorry to hear about your bad experience getting certified. But realize it
> isn't the training agency that made the mistakes during your course. It was
> the instructor. Every agency has poor instructors, just ask the guys on this
> list, I am sure they can name a lot of them for you.
>
> My suggestion for continuing your diving education, don't worry so much about
> the agency, worry about how good the instructor is. Get referrals from the
> store or instructor of past students. Give them a call and ask them about his
> quality of instruction. If they refuse to give you the referrals, move on to
> someone else.
>
> Remember, the training agencies turn out lots of instructors, unfortunately,
> there are a few bad ones. Don't let your experience sour you on diving! It is
> a great sport with lots of cool people!
>
> Take care,
> Gene Battaglia
>
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