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As long as we are on the subject of standards and agencies and such, I'd just like to mention the other issue which really bugs me about the way diving certification is handled: staying up-to-date. The cert agencies I am familiar with generally treat certification of students as a one-shot deal; the payment is made, the card is issued, have a nice life! The only mail I have ever gotten from a cert organization is travel and sales adverts. There is no notice of changing standards, no effort to keep in touch about evolving dive practices. Especially in the tech diving arena (tech virtually demands comtinuous evolution, doesn't it?), I am always shocked at the current practice of issuing the card and forgetting about the student. In some arenas, things are a little better: some of the agencies have continuing ed requirements for instructors (I think?), and some even have a newsletter. But these things should be the rule, not the exception -- especially as *all* of the agencies emphasize that staying current with skills is essential to safety. So, tech diving agencies, what gives? How do you handle notifying all of your previous students about new and changed practices? Or don't you? -frank -- fhd@in*.ne* | I always thought that this would be 1 212 559 5534 | the land of milk and honey. 1 917 992 2248 | But I've come to find out its all hate and money. 1 718 746 7061 | -- Blind Mellon, "Tones of Home", _Blind Me_
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