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Hello - I am newly subscribed to the techdiver listserver and, taking a suggestion in the server welcome message, thought I'd introduce myself. I just got onto the Internet a short time ago, and came across techdiver while following rec.scuba; one of the other posters gave me the subscription information. As for my background, I was trained in 1983 in the UC Berkeley Research Diver course, which is introductory level but fairly rigorous. (10-15 hours lecture, 30+ hours pool work, 15 ocean dives, and some relatively rigorous physical conditioning and performance tests, over 12 weeks [then, a full semester now].) Later I took the NAUI Advanced course at San Jose State University, which takes about the same amount of work but is actually much less intense than the original course I had taken. It does cover a wider range of topics, though. I worked as a volunteer instructor in this course for several years, but have no Instructor's or other advanced certifications. Since then I have dived as much as I can, but never as much as I'd like. Weekends whenever possible, at irregular intervals. I have not been in the water for some time now, owing to a move to the East Coast and attendant transportation and money hassles (got none of either). Most of my diving has been in the Central California area, especially Monterey Bay and nearby. This is rocky shore with broken rock bottom sloping quickly (in places, vertically) to very deep depths. Thick long-strand kelp (Macrocystis) covers most good dive sites; depths over 200' are available with an easy off-shore swim. Surf is often rough. I have done a little but not much boat diving (since shore diving is mostly where it's at in the CenCal region). I have made several air dives to 120-130', most as part of the NAUI Advanced course, but otherwise my diving is pretty much sport-diver-normal. I do not have technical dive training but am interested in a NITROX course offered by a local dive shop, and in acquiring other skills (especially wrecks and caves, as both seem much more plentiful here on the East Coast than back on the West). I am looking forward to broadening my range of skill and experience, and hope to find ways to pursue some of the topics discussed here. Aside from that, I am a graduate student at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. I am in a doctoral program in Bioethics (healthcare ethics and related topics) through the Department of Philosophy, teach in the Medical School there, am a teaching assistant in Philosophy (to earn my meager stipend), and otherwise keep busy around the University. Keeping my head above water has all but preempted getting my head below water, but I hope to remedy that soon. Glad to be here on the list, and am looking forward to hearing more from you all. Regards, Kevin T. Keith Graduate Student/Troll Bioethics Doctoral Program Georgetown University (Berkeley Diver #468 [yes, 3 digits!], NAUI AOW #A38413) keithk@gu*.ge*,edu
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