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From: "Aldo Solari [APS]" <aldo.solari@ho*.se*>
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:10 AM
Subject: [DIR] ethics, George et al.
> Dear all:
>
> Recent postings about premises on "buddy ethics" were very
> interesting not only from a functional viewpoint but a human one,
> as well.
>
> It would be very interesting if George Irvine and colleagues and
> other interested parties could write an article on guidelines
> (ethical and operational) on the buddy system...
Aldo,
This is covered in Buddy Skills 101 taught in any GUE course. New OW
divers are taught the buddy system by the rec agencys but don't have the
necessary skills or experience to implement it. At some point as they gain
experience they seem to think that buddy skills are just for beginners and
end up "solo diving together" to give the impression of buddy diving. As the
dives become more technical and demanding no increase in buddy skills takes
place because of ego problems or laziness. The tech agencys (other than GUE)
perpetuate this and teach (read, "sell") all sorts of convoluted equipment
to "handle" any problem that may come up. This is why these guys look like
SciFi monsters with crap hanging all over the place.
Patrick Norris just had an excellent post on DIR- and not one mention
of equipment or configuration. You can't buy attitude.
C.
Chris Elmore
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