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Dive Training Magazine always says "Good Divers are Always Learning". I think that says it all. Congratulations.

Hi Mike, If diving with a single cylinder and a pony, I sidemount the pony. It's simple enough to set up and you get all the advantages of a slung unit, but it disappears entirely when not being used. I can easily use a 45 pony, and not even know it's there (unless I need it) All you need...

Actually, a person can be legally blind and still be able to see. Up to a point, corrective lenses can help with this. My father was legally blind without his glasses for a few years before he became blind in the true sense - first seeing only the difference between light and dark, and finally...

Only to honest people. Nude Diver, I don't know your background, and it's none of my business to know. I am also not saying that many "required" forms" cannot indeed be intrusive - many are. Why does a store need to see my driver's license to get a refund? Yet that is now a requirement in...

Hey JCF, nice to hear from you again. How are you doing? Thanks for the compliment. It took alot of hard work and the site is still a work in progress. Take care, and don't be a stranger. George

I think this is one of the most interesting discussions I've seen on SB as well as one of most informative. Being a long time EMT, I have assisted in the treatment of patients having asthma attacks ranging from simple wheezing to ones where prehospital advanced life support (Paramedics) could...

After she handed in her form I had a private meeting with her and fully explained to her how and why diving while pregnant could hurt not only her, but the baby also. I then called her MD and had a 3 way conversation with him and her. He apologized and honestly stated that he made a mistake and...

There is no lack of evidence - it's a documented court case and is well known to all who participated, including myself, so your statement of lack of any actual evidence is totally incorrect. It's strictly a case of you not having the authority and/or credentials to get it. It's amazing that on...

A) Unfortunately all too true B) Violation of a sealed case + HIPPA (and NO, I'm not making this up)

PADI instructors must be affiliated with an LDS. If you are planning on becoming an instructor, and want broad options PADI is likely the best choice. I believe you have this one backwards. PADI allows independent instructors. I believe that it's SSI that requires shop affiliation. Take...

totally correct You have no idea how much I wish you were correct on this. Unfortunately some half wit American jury has already done this, so it's not a Nice Try, it's Been Tried and Lost. The random, uninterested party was held to a degree of responsibility, and was fined accordingly. So...

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Let's look at this from another point of view. Say I have a student who reads this thread and decides to lie on his/her medical form because of some of the opinions posted here. During his/her open water training, he/she suffers a medical trauma that leads to him/her dying. Of course everyone...

While SAC is an important concept, it is NOT the heart and soul of gas management - WATCHING YOUR GAUGE IS! Just because my car gets 30 mpg on the average does not mean I will always get precisely 300 miles with on each and every tank. Same with SAC. It is a guideline only. No diver would ever...

That one's a classic. A little hokey, but definitely a classic.

That's because you always save the absolute best for last!

Hi Rupert, Actually PADI does do Tec under it's DSAT division. This is just an FYI.

I guess you could call me a "Moldy Oldie". I started diving in 1968, finally getting certified with the YMCA in 1973. Started teaching in 1988 and I'm still hanging around. Double hose regulator :lotsalove:, no octopus:no:, no gauges:no:. What's a BCD? :rofl3:

Are you asking who is the largest agencies in the US or worldwide? The largest agencies worldwide would be PADI, then CMAS, with (I believe) BSAC coming in third. The largest agency in the US is PADI, followed by NAUI and SSI. CMAS is the world's oldest international training organization while...

Done it, works fine. Now there's :dork2::dork2: of us!