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> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3109951507_1587682 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable On 7/19/02 9:40 PM, "a7a32310@te*.ne*" <a7a32310@te*.ne*> wrote: > The DIR system will never be appropriate for everybody, because it is > a systemic approach to diving based on logical reasoning with safety as > the most important consideration. Not everyone places safety as the > first priority, nor do they all have the ability to comprehend the > reasons behind every decision in DIR as it relates to equipment > selection, configuration, profile and gas planning, teamwork or > emergency procedures. Now this I believe (my italics)! If the premise is that DIR is not adopted by many divers because it=B9s first priority is safety, then I agree 100%. For many divers safety is a secondar= y consideration. One only needs to read the many accident reports now available online from the Cave and Tech certification agencies=B9 records out there . . . oh, right, there=B9s no comprehensive database like that . . . I forgot. They keep those stats hidden . . . . JoeL --B_3109951507_1587682 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: full face masks and quick connects (FIRST POST)</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">On 7/19/02 9:40 PM, "a7a32310@te*.ne*" <= ;a7a32310@te*.ne*> wrote:<BR> <BR> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000098">> The DIR system will never be appropriate for eve= rybody, because it is <BR> > a systemic approach to diving based on logical reasoning with safety a= s <BR> > the most important consideration. <I>Not everyone places safety = as the <BR> > first priority, nor do they all have the ability to comprehend</I> the= <BR> > reasons behind every decision in DIR as it relates to equipment<BR> > selection, configuration, profile and gas planning, teamwork or<BR> > emergency procedures.<BR> <BR> </FONT>Now <I>this</I> I believe (my italics)! <BR> <BR> If the premise is that DIR is not adopted by many divers because it’s= first priority is safety, then I agree 100%. For many divers safety is a se= condary consideration. One only needs to read the many accident reports now = available online from the Cave and Tech certification agencies’ record= s out there . . . oh, right, there’s no comprehensive database like th= at . . . I forgot. They keep those stats hidden . . . .<BR> <BR> JoeL</FONT> </BODY> </HTML> --B_3109951507_1587682-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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