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Wow. With evaluation skills like this, you wonder why Ed hasn't just solved world hunger by thinking about it 'awhile'. - gabe At 10:09 PM 7/3/2001 , Ed Street wrote: >Hello, > >I've been looking at the DIR setup for awhile now and I have came to the >conclusion that it's not a good setup and to me it seems like a very >dangerous layout for several reasons. > >a) it goes against the majority of diving standards known today. Like how >many total training facilities in the U.S. (yea I'm in the u.s. and don't >give a flip about non-us stuff here) teaches this concept vs. the total >number of facilities that teaches other theories? > >b) A lot of the 'experts' seems to rant and rave on those who doesn't follow >them for what seems, to me, like bad business practices. It's like someone >who has a different idea or theory is instantly >hounded/harassed/insulted/belittled/etc.. for having their own thoughts or >ideas about things. One way of looking at this is evolution didn't just >happen, it was a slow gradual step by step and update by update over a long >period of time. What changes/update/revisions has the DIR system undergone? > >c) Most dive outfits doesn't support the dir layout. Why is this? Is it >because that it's not that good? Is it because that there's to many people >turns up DEAD? Is it because of the above and below statements? From >talking to many shops about it and a lot of divers about this subject I >gather that if your looking for machoism, egotistical and the like then DIR >is for you. Scuba equipment is just that, equipment. It's a tool someone >uses to achieve a desired means. You don't use a screw driver to turn a >lug-nut. So why should I use the DIR setup in all cases? My theory is it's >just ONE of the many tools out there that can be used but isn't useful in >some cases. If the non-DIR equipment is really that bad then why are they >still being produced? Why are they no regulations to remove the bad crap >and put the good crap in place? I seem to recall this being done with some >tanks recently. > >D) Isn't one of the rules to not dive with non-DIR divers? It's like if you >don't follow some rigid standards then your instantly a 'stroke'? So what >about all these people who die while diving the DIR setup? Does that mean >since they never surfaced they are a 'stroke'? It's like the standards are >so high that it's very very difficult for anyone to maintain at all times >but yet expect everyone to maintain them at all times. This makes no sense. >Human nature dictates that humans are not perfect and makes mistakes all the >time. The higher the standards the more mistakes will be made. Sadly when >these mistakes ARE made it cost the person their life. Now in the >recreational community when these mistakes are made alot of the time the >person will survive (depending on a lot of things) This leads to another >thing. If you can't dive w/ non-DIR divers and there few and far between in >some areas (like my area) then how the fuck are you expected to do the buddy >system? Or are you expected to do solo and turn your odds up even more of >not coming up alive? > >E) I've talked to some divers who felt that the DIR setup was just totally >wrong for them, their person and their lifestyles. They felt that it was >out of place and very hard to adjust to it. I thought diving was all about >the comfort layer that the individual person felt. How is it that we can >dictate how others must dress and what equipment they must use when it's >what WE use that counts the most? An example, if diver A feels that the >layout they are using is not right gets in the water then they are at a >higher risk of problems. Not just equipment problems but physical and more >importantly psychological. So say everyone uses the dir setup and one person >in the group doesn't feel right with the layout but they are putting blind >faith in the layout (I see this a lot) and some problem arises, who do you >think you can least trust? Say they kept their mouth shut and you don't >even know about their view on this, who then can you trust? If you put your >trust in them they could end up killing you. All because people are putting >peer pressure on non-dir divers to dive the DIR setup, which in my opinion >is totally WRONG. > >F) It would seem to me, from a business standpoint, that if you wanted an >idea to flourish then you would cut out all the negativity/hostility that is >generated towards the non-conforming divers and instead have compassion, >understanding and in a caring manner educate the public as to why it's a >'superior' method. This machoism attitude is depermental to a divers >health. There is *NOTHING* under that water that's worth your life and to >me it would seem that diving with any machoistic setup/equipment/person >would just endanger my life. See where this is going? > >g) I see a lot of needless deaths cause a lot of people try to imitate what >some groups are doing like the WKPP and enter areas, like caves, and later >the morgue is called. The reason they die is the diver feels that they can >handle the task, they see the machoism from these groups and one of the >traditional machoistic viewpoints is "you don't ask for help cause you can >do it" so they do do it and they die because of it. My input here is get >rid of the machoistic front and you'll get alot MORE divers doing your >style. > >You can call me anything you like but that doesn't hide nor stop the fact >that I flat refuse to dive any form of DIY simply because my standards are >to high and this method, to me, is nothing but an accident waiting to happen >to good people. It tends to lead people astray and promote a psychological >separation from one's well being and the image that one presents. > >Oh and btw, no flames please. These are my viewpoints and if you do feel >you need to flame me then that's your egotistical machoistic approach >feeling threatened. Also flaming is a sign of non-stable and uncertainty on >the flamers part. > >Ed > >-- >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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