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Yes, you would.... jsut from a different perspective. I taught a class called "Self-Reliant Diver" as a PADI Distinctive Specialty.... and most of the time I got called on it on the basis of "aren't you promoting solo diving?" or "don't you beleive in the buddy system?". I now teach the...

I would agree that PADI is not inflexible, it's just that the majority of PADI IDC classes don't really focus on how to teach to the intent of the standards - therefore it appears that they don't support flexibility. I haven't done a full SDI ITC, so can't comment on how well it prepares you...

I agree with Alison and Down-under. Hawkes Bay is not the best diving, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. Though you could detour between Auckland/Hawkes Bay for a trip to White Island and/or Volkner Rocks. White Island is pretty good, Volker Rocks is simply the best diving in the...

There is a line between "redundancy" and "too much", which for all of us is in a different place - so I'm not knocking your stance at all. And realistically an extra gauge is never going to be "too much" (whereas other items would be). But I have to ask, what is the chances of both team...

Not that I am aware of.

I should have worded my post better - a lot of my "vacations" are spent at home, where there are less nasty germs than in my work environment (a University where I teach classes of 200+ students). Empirically, I get sick at the end of every semester after the stress of having to "keep it...

Not all agencies have the 'thou art alone' view. My TDI courses have been very different from my GUE courses in that regard. Certainly, in a unified team having a team member be your backup is fine. With a good team, if I am not running deco, I only really glance at my timer now and again...

Another possible consideration is cold... if your husband isn't keeping himself warm enough on a dive then potentially it may have some impact on his immune system and his ability to resist infection from another source. Personally, I think this tends to be influence by general stress as well -...

I offer the course, though haven't actually taught one. The TDI requirements are minimum requirements - if you read between the lines, essentially the DM candidate needs to do all of the same skills/times as the diver level course. The way my course offering is scheduled, if the candidate...

As I understand it, you'll have the most chance of finding them if you head down to Adelaide. Take the advice with a pinch of salt, it's based on second hand information and I don't really dive in the West Island that much.

Bizarrely, since testing in 4.0 beta 9 it now works in 3.6.13...... :confused: Just one of them inexplicable occurrances, I guess.

A 30 cu ft is not that much smaller than a 40 cu ft, really (I have both). In some cases a 19 cu ft may be big enough, in others it may not. As Dirty Harry would say..... do you feel lucky, punk? ;) FWIW, if you are slinging a 19 cu ft tank, they actually sit really awkwardly because they are...

The ability to "like" a post doesn't seem to work in Firefox 3.6.13. Works fine in Firefox 4.0 beta 9, though. Is this a known issue?

If you are talking about pressure, it doesn't make any difference. All my battlefield calcs that I am doing in my head are just as easily done using PSI as they are bar. If you are talking about depth, it makes no difference either - apart from exception noted below. Gas volumes is the only...

Apply Occam's Razor.... for any given problem with multiple solutions, the most simple solution is likely to be the best. Your best option is simply to do shallower dives and don't buy anything yet. Any debate involving doubles or slung tank will always be polarised, but there is no right...

Take a look at how BSAC clubs structure membership and training - a BSAC style club would certainly enable you to lower the cost of training to help you address the cost issues. The basic premise of BSAC is "you get cheap instructor level training but are expected to teach afterwards" (OK...

Thanks, Dennis. The RO in Australia are working hard on other things for me at the moment - so just planning ahead for later next year.

A couple of questions regarding this course. 1. In terms of crossing over from PADI, the SDI IT Staff Instructor rating is probably most comparable to a PADI Course Director. However, can any credit be giving to PADI IDC Staff Instructors? A PADI IDCS can teach an entire PADI IDC under indirect...

Just resurrecting an old thread.... I've just been looking on the TDI members area, and all the logos are in horizontal format. Are any available with a vertical one?

You can work backwords - either Trimix or Extended Range is the prereq for Advanced Trimix. The two courses are essentially the same, one just has added Helium. Both Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures are required for ER and Trimix. You can do Decompression Procedures with any...