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SDI is TDI's "recreational" agency. Ben Joel Markwell wrote: > On 6/3/01 7:23 PM, "George Irvine" <George-Irvine@em*.ne*> wrote: > > > Who are the people behind this one? > > I don't know exactly, but it's Rodale's so it's probably safe to assume that > Gilliam is one of the "usual suspects." The article isn't signed by any one > person, but by the "Editors of RSD," no guts I guess. > > There is an interview with Brian Carney, Training Manager of SDI who proudly > states in his agency was the first to certify 10-year-olds and that "most of > our instructors are also TDI (Technical Diving International) instructors . > ... . ." > > The RSD interviewer is clearly friendly, even leading, suggesting at one > point that the resistance to Solo Diving Certification is similar to early > "concerns about nitrox" and then Carney picks up the thread, "and deep > diving and dive computers before that and BCs before that. It's been a > constant theme: certification agencies resist change, fail to provide > updated training, and divers pay the price. That's one of the reasons > SDI/TDI was founded: to provide what other agencies refuse to." > > The email blurb I received from Rodale's also included several articles, one > of which was by Paul Humann who concludes, "I urge you to become certified > as a solo diver, to carry your own solo diver liability release, and most of > all, to refuse to be used as a patsy in someone's attempt to lessen their > own liability at the expense of yours." > > Mr. Humann is described as: "A former lawyer, Paul Humann is co-author of > the popular Reef Fish Identification books and a licensed private pilot who, > by virtue of education, training and experience, is allowed to fly solo, a > far more dangerous undertaking than diving ever could be for passengers, > himself and those on the ground." > > The last article talks about liability and compares SDI/TDI to PADI: > > "PADI does not support the teaching and supervising of solo diving. SDI/TDI > covers about 30 to 35 percent of all instructors through Jardine Risk > Management. The SDI/TDI policy explicitly includes provisions for > instructors who train and supervise solo divers." > > So, clearly TDI is the driving force behind this. And this isn't the first > article about Solo Diving in Rodale's. They've been promoting it for some > time. So it's not much of a leap to wonder about the meeting Gilliam had > with the editors and how they could promote this new money-making > opportunity. I'd love to have been a fly on the wall for that meeting. If > this isn't an example of a magazine being a shill for an agency, I don't > know what is. > > JoeL > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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