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You are partly correct. With the Teaching Assistant specialty almost anyone can assist in classes. A TA card allows you to do almost everything the AI cert does except you don't count towards student ratios. As long as an instructor is present I can do almost any part of class. Joe

Weight distribution and tank height are much better solutions than changing fins for better trim. You would need different fins for a baithing suit, shorty, full suit and dry suit. If you tend to go turtle and roll to your back then placing your weights further forward on the belt and less...

Using the standard method it is possible to guage how much weight needs to be changed by simply by looking where they float at. Chin lvl: add 6lbs mouth lvl: add 4 lbs nose lvl: add 2 lbs forehead: drop 2 lbs top of head: drop 4 lbs sinks totally: drop 6 lbs Using this guage you can...

Are your 3 "instructors" actually all certified instructors or are 2 of them AIs or DMs? Just curious. Joe

If I see you at IID I will laugh my butt off. Joe

First, I'd post pics of the 2 girls ;) then I'd look for a different class. It doesn't sound like they are even trying to properly weight anyone and are not actually listening to your concerns. You might try talking to them before or after class and explaining your feelings first but if...

Ah. I guess since I think this approach is wrong that the point was lost on me. Thanks. Joe

Yes. They are. Joe

Have you ever had to share air on a 3' hose in a ripping current while the 2 of you were doing your best flag impersonations on the ascent line? Joe

That's what I was going to suggest.;) Joe

I hear that a lot and maybe with PADI it is true. It is not true with NAUI though. There is only 1 dive that requires the instructor to even get in the water and that is for the deep dive. I tell all our students to get in about 25 dives before taking AOW. The shop owner doesn't like it but...

I couldn't disagree more! There is nothing wrong with being short. Lots of important people have been short. Danny Davito, Hitler, Napoleon, Tom Cruise, Yoda. What's that? The post was about task loading and knowing your equipment and limits in training? Well then I whole heartedly agree...

Here are a few conversions to help TAD. 7 knots = 8.055 MPH 11.81 feet per second 216.1 meters per minute Anyone taking bets on how long it takes him to down-grade the 7 knots? 5 knots is very common on the Empress and it is an advanced wreck that has taken the lives of some pretty good...

I don't think that was meant as a compliment. rec.scuba is a place to go to get flamed and not talk about scuba. You would not last 5 seconds there. Joe

You might consider shipping them to where you are staying ahead of time. Might be cheaper. Airline prices for over weight bags can be pretty steep. Joe

He is right. He arranges them Light through full bodied instead of by country. I'd say he at least busses tables there. Joe

Then you would know how he arranges his wines. It is different than most and he has a reason for it. Joe

Oh. That's MUCH better. :rofl3: Joe

NAUI has 2 NITROX cards. Both allow use of NITROX up to 40% but only the Nitrox Diver card requires 2 dives. One demonstrates that you passed the class and the other shows you passed the class and made 2 dives.

OMG! I just went back and started reading some of his past posts. There should be a rule, NO, make that a law that anyone that has a posting history like that should have his screen name flashing in stop sign RED and be forced to use an avitar with the reaper - cave warning poster. He just...