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From: Marc Dufour <mdufour@CA*.OR*>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 13:35:34 -0400 (EDT)
To: Khoo Soo Seng <khooss@si*.co*.sg*>
cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: Baby Scube Doo

On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Khoo Soo Seng wrote:

> Can children between the age of 6-10 learn to dive in & up to 30 fsw without
> hampering their growth especially their bone structure? It is SAFE for them
> ? Thanks.

   The bone structure adverse effects is somewhat controversial, there is 
no definite authority on this.

   In France, there are some programs who teach SCUBA to children as 
young as 6-7 years old, with severe limitations, of course. But children 
aged from 6 years onwards are routinely given tryouts, not necessarly 
with the intention of teaching them SCUBA afterwards.

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