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Frank wrote:

MW> There is nothing wrong with placing your own safety limits and
MW> abiding by them, just don't push your limits on me.

FT>I would never do that, but I do think conservative guidelines -- *and* the
FT>rationale behind them -- are important for those divers not yet experienced
FT>enough to set their own.

FT>-frank

And Rich Said:
RP>Although I am in favor of advocating a PO2 limit of 1.4ATM, I am NOT a big
RP>fan of "standards".  This is another pet-peeve of mine, so I'll do my best
RP>not to let this get out of hand....

RP>Let's all get one thing clear:  Standards have VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH
RP>SAFETY!!! Many people have the false impression that creating standards
RP>will somehow decrease the probability of a person getting hurt or killed.
RP>Knowledge and training, NOT STANDARDS, are what decrease that probability
RP>(my definition of "training" includes much more than the forums that
RP>invole instructors and the exchange of money).

RP>Aloha,
RP>Rich

I don't want to sound like I am picking a fight, I am not. My
concern boils down to a fear that todays standards are tomorrows
Dive Shop & Dive Training Mandates, ". . . sorry son we can't fill
that mix because you haven't taken our `Trimix PpO2 course' yet,
it's number 57 in the Trimix series of which you need to take ALL
of them in order to get fills anywhere! And they're only $495 each!"

I know, maybe I'm being a worry wart but I remember taking my
Nitrox course a few years ago, It took several days and covered
EVERY aspect of Nitrox planning and usage, now some clowns
don't want to fill O2 bottles or 50/50 for me because my OLD
card doesn't say TECHNICAL NITROX. Not that I can't do it myself
(necessity is the mother of homebrew), but I don't need that hassle.

MRWConsult@ex*.co*             /\/\/
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