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Education beyond certification? With regard to the proliferation of tech
courses, I agree with Jason that everything you need to know about nitrox can
be covered in one day of theory. The courses seem to be aimed at the lowest
common denominator, and most people would be able to grasp the basics in one
day. Obviously the instructor would evaluate each student to ensure an adequate
understanding is reached.

With regards to the actual diving, I beleive a higher standard for deep diving
should be applied than is presently so. Deans has the right approach,
evaluating each prospective student in the water. I would assume that there is
a reasonable failure rate at this point, as the fact is that deep diving is not
for everyone.

I am not being elitist. Some divers will never be ready to dive deep/mix, no
matter how many dives they have done, nor how good their understanding of the
theory.  I beleive this is something that the tech agencies include in their
standards.

I would be interested to hear from deep/mix instructors on this list that have
refused certification, even after the  fees have been paid.

Rod Nairne.

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