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Does anyone think that training since the move to on the knees training hasn't really significantly changed in terms of skills? Just the experience level of instructors and the physical abilities of students? This is a question for long term (over 30 years) instructors, how often did you get...

Interesting that the article stated that orcas haven't been observed eating the livers of their pray. I have this comic bookror my daughter from Jean Michele Cousteau where they claim to have recorded exactly that off Papau New Guinea. Not sure if that was poetic license or not.

2 questions as we will meet my wife's family from Russia in Hurghada next March and my sister in law's husband wants to learn to dive. 1. Do you have instructors who teach in Russian? 2. If yes, do those instructors teach their courses fully neutrally buoyant and trimmed starting with CW1? I've...

The sinking of the Elli was a tad bit naughty, don't you think? :oops: :p :outtahere::poke::stirpot:

I think it depends on the state/country. In Greece, any sort of rebresther/scuba gear is strictly forbidden. Washington state doesn't care at all when spearfishing is in season.

There's not a lot of money in that market segment except in places where cost of living is super cheap. The most successful shops in my area have repeat customers and offer quality/smaller classes.

I'll have to ask a friend who owns a shop near there what he might know. It is a popular area for diving for dive shops in the area. Tourist deaths are taken rather seriously by the authorities as the country's economy is so dependent upon tourism.

The question is, do we want to maintain the status quo or not? There are those who are adamant that there is no problem. These two camps are likely to never agree. There are those, including myself, who see a big problem in the quality of instruction overall. That's NEVER going to happen as...

Nah, it is the risk writers use with an agenda. The issue is value, and that is a discussion you wish to deflect from.

With any new technology offering, it is always unpredictable as to how the market will react. For every iPhone (arguably one of the most impactful releases in the last 20 years) there are so many failures. And I remember how the Clown Executive Officer of Microsft, Steve Ballmer ridiculued the...

Just because someone repeat something over and over and over and over and over and ... you get the idea, doesn't make it true. “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”: one law of propaganda often attributed to Goebbels.

:oops: :popcorn:

The two cases (I will admit not statistically significant, but none of my observations on anything are) were just driving normally. They were not speeding/aggressive as their focus was their phones. Unfortunately, it resulted in deaths each. Maybe they were the uncommon case of trying to make...

Well, I've read cases of people actually going to prison. How common is that? I have no idea. Is the justice system perfect? No. If I remember this thread when I speak to friends who are prosecutors or criminal defense lawyers, I'll ask them.

No it isn't and you prove my point. The government has regulations. If they didn't and allowed the market to dictate safety (which wouldn't result in improved safety). The government gets involved when there is failure of compliance/lawsuits.

Seatbelt requirements, crash test requirements. Sure, we could mandate carbon fiber frames, smaller cars, etc.. I'm quite familiar with what is being driven in Europe as I spent a fair bit of time there, mostly in Greece. And my uncle in Athens advised me many years ago, expect everyone to be...

Fortunately, that is not the approach taken with car safety.

From Cell Phone Use While Driving and Its Legal Implications Vehicular Assault: If you cause injury to another person while distracted on your phone, you could be charged with Vehicular Assault. This offense is a Class B Felony and carries up to 10 years in prison and up to a $20,000.00 fine...

If I text and drive, I have no intention of killing someone. But if I do, I deserve to go to prison. I fail to see the difference here.

Agreed. For me, video is an excellent teaching tool. It is used for many sports, it was used in my GUE fundies course. The video doesn't lie. I don't understand why any instructor would allow for a student to bring a camera, even if standards allow for it. The purpose of the class is for...