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Harsh! (for those who don't know, MSC, Mediterrenean Shipping Company) has the largest marketshare of container shipping, just under 20%, Maersk is second.

I do think paper logs are valuable to newly certified divers, as the process of recording and comparing earlier entries helps out things in long term memory. But once one gets the hang of it, assuming they are diving frequently enough, then logbooks are not as useful. And that is a complete...

I cannot speak for every dive computer manufacturer, but I'd imagine all/most have logging software of some sort. I do recommend diving with two dive computers for the sake of redudancy for a trip. I'm not too concerned about the issue you brought up, as while I said I'd just toss someone my...

Serious question. I wonder what percentage of divers use the PADI/SSI/Whatever app versus a paper one or just using their dive computer. Of course in the latter, you can't fill out information, but who really goes back and reviews what they wrote? I'm sure some do, but I'd wager that's a very...

Well I'm not popular in some local instructor circles! :wink: :yeahbaby: Yes the typical OW student was taught on their knees and will struggle. And is less likely to continue diving. It is in the long term interest of everyone in the dive industry to teach open water divers properly. My...

It comes down to their training. If they were taught neutrally buoyant and trimmed, properly weighted through their entire course, then it would be a minor adjustment. Remember the key to trim is weight distribution. They should understand how to do it for themselves and sort it out within...

That's a unique restraint for exiting the water. I assume the DM deploys the DSMB and sends people up 1 at a time then. Is that correct? I would expect most DMs throughout the world that have to deploy DSMBs to be proficient at it. When I taught OW in the confined water sessions, I would...

If you don't teach your open water course properly weighted (including weight distribution) and neutrally buoyant/trimmed, I'm not surprised.

It has been added by most agencies as optional, which is unfortunate, but due to the fact that most instructors are incapable of deploying a DSMB while neutrally buoyant. So instead it is inflate an SMB at the surface. I call that the "hurry up and blow up the safety sausage before that jet...

seems a little silly to me, when it is so easy to attach a spool to a DSMB. And you can change spools/DSMBs depending on the depth/conditions.

Sounds like open water courses :wink: :p :oops: :stirpot:

I was referring to WRSTC members. The number of new divers taking rec1 from GUE is likely miniscule each year. Contact them. I would prefer if the industry moved that way, as I believe it would result in healthier retention rates. When I see mills, their retention rate is abysmal. The more...

The fact that other than NASE and RAID, there's no true movement to teaching neutrally buoyant and trimmed. Once that happens, then how to make it fun, how to have games. My daughter is 4 and she's almost got the alphabet in 2 languages and counting up to 100. But it has to be a game. There...

Maybe you reread my comment that you excerpted from?

Have you noticed on FB when people recommend dive instructors it is more of a reflection of how much they liked the person. You want the best reviews? Tell jokes, be relaxed, have fun, and always, always pass the student. Remember that people take up scuba to have fun. The vast majority...

It SHOULD be the entire spirit of dive instruction: to introduce and guide people to safely enjoy the underwater world. But should is a dangerous word. There are many shoulds/should nots in this world. I think the industry could do a heck of a lot more for dive safety. In my area, there was...

They already do that with having objective performance standards and despite taking market share away from other agencies, no one has followed suit. No one will unless there is a financial benefit (which includes avoiding financial losses, like lawsuits).

LOL. I aged out when I became an instructor at 45! I lasted far longer than the average instructor (1.5 years).

Your experiences are not false, you comment is just not universally true. I have also dived with other GUE divers in sidemount recreationally.

Touche! :rofl3: