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Banned
Good point. His is a prime example.Depends upon the experience and skills of the instructor.
PADI would struggle to find competent tech divers in their pool of recreational instructors / pros who are more used to teaching 1st grade courses to novices based upon pile it high, sell it cheap principles.
One hell of a difference between recreational diving and technical diving, not least the demands on the core skills which aren't fully appreciated by the recreational community. There's a reason why you slowly progress deeper/longer/more complex. Decompression diving relies upon the simple ability to hold a stop, something a lot of recreational divers struggle with in open water with no line to hang on.
At least SDI/TDI separated technical diving from recreational diving (although strange that solo's not tec)
A Course Director told me how he was making divers do several out-of-air simulations in the water column. I pointed out that the manual states only one is necessary and the remaining out-of-air simulations are to be conducted on the surface. Why risk an embolism? Arrogant instructors never read their manuals, nor do they have any common sense. You can’t buy dive experience.