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Brian, the BSAC 'extended range' course is the absolute worse course you could enroll on. All they teach you is deep air and how to rig yourself so you look like a complete CF. People who have taken this course have subsequently found themselves turned down for an IANTD basic mix course - that shows how bad it is. Hook up with Izzy at UE ( Porland, Dorset UK ) He is a very profient and patient instructor and will be able to provide a course to suit your needs. He also conducts DIR workshops where you can go along ( for free ) and get hands-on experience of harnesses & rigging. contact details from: http://www.divedorset.com/ue.htm regards, Dave On Mon, 10 June 2002, "Brian Garner" wrote > > 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'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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