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To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Good afternoon oh mistaken one. If you look at the subject header, you would see that I was referring to more crap being posted on Divernet. If you do not know who Dom is, then you can't have been reading techdiver too much, he posted a load of crap about helmets a short while ago (sorry Dom, but it WAS crap). I have posted to the list before but a long time ago. My post WAS intended for techdiver and not that esteemed publication, Diver. Language irrelevant, don't see any need to moderate it in accordance with where I am posting, if it makes even 1 person question their safety practice then great. Hope that clears up your confusion. An answer for Richard Richard's email to me: Understanding the safety issues, don't you think > when applied to rec scuba > that the cost will be prohibitive? If we as rec > scuba instructors say this > is the way to dive, and they can't afford the > equipment (cannister light > cost jumps to mind), then we are opening ourselves > to increased liability if > we don't provide the gear for them during open water > training. ************* Oh please, what a cop out! Sorry, I forgot, it's only people's lives we are talking about here. To quote just one incident, a STUDENT died in a loch near me a few years back in 12 metres of water, YES 12 METRES. Cause? Dive centre skipping out the proper basic safety stuff to save money. In rec scuba a canister light should not be necessary at the depths prescribed, i.e. 18 metres for open water course, a cheaper torch will suffice perfectly. The industry makes enough money anyway to fork out for the basics..it's just f*cking money grabbers who don't want to put their hand in their pocket and get the right gear for students. The sooner the agencies take note and review their course curriculum, the better. There is not enough focus on safety BY FAR, it's just a big money making machine that works on the "open your wallet and if you die we couldnt give a f*ck" basis. NOT ACCEPTABLE. Just take a look at the accident / death rate in the UK alone last year. Some of the gear/teachings I have seen for students is of an absolutely shocking quality - believe me, I've been there and been taken into open water with NO dry suit orientation and the inflator disconnected to get around the prescribed standards relating to it. The annoying part is that complaints are not actioned by agencies who prefer to take the side of the dive centre who is making them money!! What a farce. Oh and after asking a few instructors if they have heard of DIR, the response was D'uh, what's that? DIR needs more presence in the UK and especially Scotland, where it is virtually unheard of. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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