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At 09:37 AM 9/28/95 -0400, Roger Herring wrote: >Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you would allow a child to dive=20 >unaccompanied by an adult. However, again according to DAN's medical=20 >staff, a child (at the age we're discussing) usually doesn't have the=20 >mental capabilities to "make responsible" decisions, especially in an=20 >emergency situation. Even if you "buddy up" with a child, certainly there= =20 >may be a point in a dive(s) where you would have a moment of distraction. >A child chokes, bolts to the surface while holding his breath, etc, etc. > >This is not to say that the above does not apply to adults I know. There=20 >have been many children who have learned to dive sucessfully under=20 >12 years-of-age, I'm sure. My eight-year-old wants to learn so bad that=20 >he drives me crazy. However, the risk at this age is not worth it to=20 >myself or my wife. He'll be there (12 years old) soon enough. > >I believe most certification agencies in the states follow this 12=20 >years-of-age guideline. You may be certified at this age as a "junior"=20 >diver who must be accompanied by a certified adult (18 years-of-age I=20 >believe) until the age of 16. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong=20 >about this. I myself took a NASDS scuba course when I was 12 years old. The school asked for a parent to attend, so to make sure that I understood perfectly. This requirement was waived when they found out that I was making sure my mother understood everything... :) (Hey, when I started the course, I've read both manuals at least 2 times from cover to cover)... In Montr=E9al, there is a school who offers SCUBA classes for children as young as 10 years old, with a junior certification. I believe their agency is PDIC. One night, I went to their pool practice, and one of the instructors there brought along his 8 year old daughter. She was strapped to a 80 ft tank and it was really impressive to see how she was expertly able to control her buoyancy... And some of my buddies (who'll be reading this - so I hope they step in and tell their experiences) learned to dive at age 14. ---- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 4 easy steps to make an= universe: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ---- 1: Stable matter. 2: Passively self-arranging matter structures (crystals). 3: Actively self-replicating matter structures (biological organisms). 4: Intelligent biological organisms who can modify their environment (man). -*** Marc Dufour *** [\] ACUC 6 31874 *** HTTP://www.cam.org/~MDUFOUR ***-
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