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> >I have made several thousand dives, a couple hundred mixed gas dives, and > >about 100 hours on a rebreather in the ocean to a maximum depth of 260 feet, > >and I still consider myself a student. > > This seems like a good attitude for anyone who's involved in pushing any > kind of limit, personal or technical. When a teacher stops being a student, > are they still qualified to teach? I will always consider myself a student. I agree with this general philosophy as well, but in this case I actually meant that I still consider myself a student in the literal sense for rebreather diving. I know that rebreather courses cannot possibly include 100+ hours of in-water time. But perhaps a strict self & agency-imposed "learn as you go" post-course program for all new rebreather divers, such that they would not get their card until 50 hours of in-water use. Anyone not willing to put in these sorts of hours might seriously reconsider why they want a rebreather. Again, I'm not trying to be arrogant or incite flame wars, I just want to share the philosophy I've developed so far. Aloha, Rich Richard Pyle deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or* ******************************************************************* "WHATEVER happens to you when you willingly go underwater is COMPLETELY and ENTIRELY your own responsibility! If you cannot accept this responsibility, stay out of the water!" *******************************************************************
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