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Well, if you choose to teach TABLES, then you need to teach TABLES. My point is clearly that if one doesn't want to learn how to solve the table problems, that IS A SHORTCUT, since you will be the one teaching them. You are doing a disservice to your students because wether they later choose to...

So you want to become an instructor, but want to shortcut your way through some table problems? Really? You do understand that the POINT of you doing the table exercises is so you can then be able to explain your students how to do them ... Nice start, really think hard about the way you are...

No Open Water dives really, and not so much Confined Water dives per se but generally you will work on your demo quality skills, some "make believe" student control/supervision tests, Rescue exercise number 7 (unresponsive diver on the surface), and maybe unresponsive diver in the bottom and a...

Lemme hop in this thread and give you a better idea. Go somewhere like Utila (take a look at UDC), and you will dive everyday, 2 to 3 dives a day, no extra cost, boats are always going out, it's a nice little island, pretty cheap, lots of fun. You will get to your 100 dives in no time at all. Im...

I havent seen much activity on the night diving front here in PdC, but I will surely let you know if I know of any op building up a night dive these days. Cheers!

I was going to tell you right out of the bat that Evolution diving is the best dive shop in the world. Great little shop, great management, awesome dive guides that actually know how to dive (in trim, in control, showing badass technique), who know not to bang on stuff and just point calmly at...

Pete, I do believe now you are being naive. The "most" you refer to are either independent instructors or instructors working in non-scuba diving locales (landlocked for example). Most of the destinations in the world that do scuba diving are doing 1:2 to 1:4 DSDs, 1:4 (and more) OW classes for...

Dude, really. We are having hypothetical discussions on the aftermath of something. It is about making it better for everyone. No need to make it personal about my teaching, or as you proved further along your post, other people's choice of where to cook their meals, because my teaching or my...

So Im going to be in Playa from the 20th to Jan 5th. I will be working at a friend's shop, doing some freelance instruction. If anyone is looking to dive with someone to give them pointers on bouyancy, trim, or just whatever diving stuff, look me up and come diving with us. It doesn't need to be...

Pete, I do understand your point, and partly agree. BUT, and there is a big BUT. Specially when dealing with DSDs, taking everyone up together is NOT an easy task. You generally have to manage your bouyancy plus two other people (as in this case). Going up if you feel the guy that went up is in...

Pete, what if the deceased were the guy going up, and the instructor had stayed at the bottom. You see? This is exactly what many of us are trying to portray in this discussion. But you just don't want to hear anything about it and just claim that the "50%" decision the instructor made is...

Veracruz diving is nothing to write home about, considering you have been diving a place like Coz. Right now the viz is not the best, that's for sure. I can't tell you exactly what to expect. But the town of Veracruz is beautiful, I love going there. Since it's driving distance from where I...

The small size of Malapascua definetively helps with choices for dinner, bar, etc. I dined almost every night at Evolution's own restaurant/pub, but that's because the food was that good :p :p. Being a small island, you can always veer off to other locales and everything is walking distance...

I teach in Hogarthian configuration. I generally teach Confined Water in regular BCDs with regular length hoses, because the pool where I rent includes the gear, and then I don't have to do any rinsing et such. On the other hand, it allows students to experience that configuration. When I take...

Agreed, 4:1 in a swimming pool I would feel comfortable, but not even confined water (as it is a broader definition), just a specific swimming pool. I should have specified I was thinking Open Water when making the aforementioned statements. A swimming pool provides "unlimited" viz, as well as...

I clearly understand your point. And I can say partially I agree. It could be a management issue, and bad choices were made from the getgo. But let's not forget that even with 40 meter viz, it doesn't change the outcome of the choices this instructor made. Really, what difference would viz make...

Some of you criticize the "what ifs". But the truth of the matter is a judgement call was made. And that call depends a lot on many factors. From an armchair internet forum perspective, it's very easy to say "this is what he should have done". But again, without going to strange what if...

Why are PADI (and the RSTC) not doing that math? We are all idiots, but wouldn't they (agencies) be the bigger idiots then? This and other ratios are a setup to fail at some point. We SHOULD be discussing this, and the sad part is PADI shows no interest in discussing it. Very bad on them. There...

I really love it when people interpret the standards any way they want it. Being at arm's length to control their bouyancy has nothing to do with "grabbing and holding" a bolter. Who says grabbing and holding a bolter makes anything any safer? Holding a person underwater against their will could...

I did my JJ Mod1 in January in Thailand, with Matt Partridge. Fantastic rebreather the JJ. I couldn't resist and got my own. Start saving, you will want to get back on that baby. It is to me the best ccr out there right now. Cheers!