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Mark Welzel (STRATTON!SABRE1!MRW@st*.at*.co*) wrote:
> I'm curious what is the shortest period of time for Instructor rating
> in all the agencies. I've heard cave instructors have to prove their worth,
> but what about mix instructors, and nitrox, etc?
> <snip>
> But, I find it hard to believe that the other agencies aren't like this
> as well, and I include the "tech" agencies (IANTD, TDI, ad nauseum).
>
Don't lump the "Nitrox Instructors" in with the technical agencies. Being
a Nitrox Instructor, say 3 years ago, may have been something different,
but nowadays a variety of agencies/ITs are turning out Nitrox Instructors with
just a 4 hour seminar (most everyone has seen the adverts, I'm sure - if not
try looking in the listing of >any< of the large US dive shows).

As far as the "technical instructors" go, I'm willing to wager that for the
most part they mirror the recreational instructor community: there are good
and bad instructors/IT's - "Young Guns" and "Old Hands" alike.

regards,
Greg Dawe

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