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Many thanks for the reply James >.Hey Brian, not yelling at you, but I am just wondering... >Where are all of you being trained [snip] I live in GB and I am BSAC trained. I am advanced nitrox and considering the extended range course. Possibly TDI instead of BSAC. I would not class myself as a tech diver but I am working in that direction. There seems to be a lot of rec divers locally. Not many really technical divers. I do know a couple of serious divers and have dived with and learned from these. Neither of these uses a BP and wing. Both dive with DR Superwings and Transpac harness. I have a DR superwing and have been playing around with the BP and harness. I am trying to find the correct height for the cylinder and plate. >1. Buy JJ's book - it is the finest diving text out there. Strictly adhere >to the philosophies of a qualified instructor presented therein. Ask >questions. Will do. >2. Perform a good, honest self evaluation. Get real. When I hear that 9 >out of 10 technical divers "fail" a Doing it Right (within Recreational >Limits I may add) class - time to get honest with your self. I have. I know my weaker areas and I am working on them. >4. Go diving. I am diving atleast bi-weekly (many times weekly), but I [snip] I dive as often as possible. Usually once per week >5. Take quality classes - NAUI, GUE, from whomever you find that meets the >criteria eported in JJ's Fundamentals book. It is sometimes difficult to know which is a quality class. There seems to be lots of options locally but I will have to find out which is best. There is possibly a better selection in your part fo the world. >6. All of the above >Enough ranting - I just have been reading the list for a year, and seen the >same suff over and over and over again. >James Funderburk >Tampa, Florida >NAUI Trimix Instructor Brian Garner. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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