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Subject: Solo diving opinions

Greg wrote:
> ... I just had the pleasure of
> doing the first IANTD Sump Diver course, run by Rob Palmer at Jenolan
> in New South Wales.  Diving in sumps in caves usually necessitates solo
> diving, as the UK and NSW cave divers in this group can attest to, and the
> course was based around solo diving.
> 
> Although many advanced courses teach self sufficiency, this was the first
> course I've heard of which deals openly with the issue of solo diving.

I thought I'd move this over here as, given some of the opinions being
expressed in rec.scuba on this subject, it might cause a stramash. It
might also have something to do with the fact that I'm telneting in
from the other end of the country and it's easier just to use email.

I'd be interested in hearing more about the course if you'd like to
expand on it. I'd be particularly interested in knowing what the pre-
requisites were for taking it. We have long had problems getting sump
training from the CDG in the UK. They insist on a large amount of dry
caving experience before they will even talk to you. When I last talked
to them they did not recognise any of the Florida type training as
relevant for this country (UK).

Alan

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