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Hi Aldo > - formalize your diving approach in (at least) a > point-to-point mail on the theory, practice and rationale > of "system for diving" (take your time). First, lets make something clear, when doing these very deep dives several things must take place before the dive is even considered and they have nothing to do with any kind of "system". For starters you must have a solid reason for doing the dive, to merely dive to a very deep depth is nonsense. Second, to do the dive without a dive buddy or support group is crazy. Then you have to find a Capt who has enough faith in you to take you to the dive site. On top of those things you must have the experience and lots of it at a shallower depth and must be mentally tested, meaning if you can't get it done at 200ft(and that means all the time) what makes you think 300ft and deeper will be any easier. Somebody must be in charge, everyone else must agree on what he says, but also strong enough to go against that person should he be wrong. KNOW your own limits. Diving is not that hard, we are not creating new dive tables, any new mixes, or any of the cutting edge stuff. We like to dive/wreck dive, cut and dry. The thrill I get from diving deep wrecks and new unknown wrecks I cannot describe. For diving very deep wrecks your asking for a system, no system exists that I know of, there are better ways to do it, but there is no fast way, everyone looks to cut corners on experience to get to the next level, why, your cheating yourself out of half the fun. >This would enable us to learn out of your assumptions/experience >and you might (possibly) improve your approach through the >criticism of other senior divers. Lets be real here, criticism is all you get on this list, the only guys I know who actually do these kinds of dives don't post, there is no gain in it for them. Most of the guys who post on here are so intimidated by Trey they won't go against him and usually end up supporting him because they don't have the experience or skill to beat him in a debate, the ones that can beat him won't stoop as low as he does to win a debate. I am an average diver, I will not engage in debates that are out of my knowledge range, I'm not trying to solve any secrets to decompression, I'm not experimenting with any new gas. I'm diving and having a lot of fun. My contribution to diving is first hand honest answers, there are very few perfect dives, that's when everything goes exactly to plan, on most dives there is always something that happens unexpectedly. The open ocean is a very unforgiving place, things can change in an instance, it may be something you did, your buddy, mother nature, gear failure, it doesn't matter what or how. How you handle that change can result in a life or death scenario. Basic rules sit the tone of a dive. > > >Some file footage has a documental value but it says nothing >about your approach. The approach is very simple, you dive and dive a lot. Those that can dive write the reports, those that can't, read them and try to pick them apart. >We have to put some academic rigor to all of this, wouldnt you >agree ? No >I see the WKPP/DIR teams are *very clear* as far as their >assumptions, principles, theory and practices are concerned. >Also, they are backed by scientists and medical doctors. Oh, I see now, you want to compare our group to them. Why? They are only cave divers, don't you know what WKPP stands for? Your last few post indicate you are a Trey minion, not to be confused with GUE, I think you would be amazed at the number of emails from WKPP members I get in support of our dives. JT >cheers, > >aldo.solari@ho*.se* >www.ccbb.ulpgc.es/fish-ecology/solaris >___ > >captjt@mi*.co* > >CJ> help to have someone from our group to explain our thinking >CJ> for the dive ... "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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