tomfcrist:As im sure we have all stated before, its the instructor not the agency.
Speak for yourself. I wouldn't say that because I believe it to be false.
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tomfcrist:As im sure we have all stated before, its the instructor not the agency.
Now, given what I (and others) do, we know that it is perfectly possible to "extend EVERY agency's curriculum" or should I say refuse to gut most agency's earlier standards. I use the old NAUI Master Diver standards as the base for my training (it helps that I wrote those standards for NAUI with this alternate purpose in mind).
You can call anything that you want, "standards." That has nothing to do with their quality or adequacy.
I see lots of new divers with excellent self rescue/buddy rescue skills, and I have seen and trained such divers for over for over four decades now, but you are right ... it does not tend to happen these days, but does that mean that I should reduce what I do, just because many others have done so?
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Speak for yourself. I wouldn't say that because I believe it to be false.
I was wondering how long it would take for you to chime in. Still think that you arew the best instructor in the best ageny in the world?
tomfcrist:I was wondering how long it would take for you to chime in.
tomfcrist:Still think that you arew the best instructor in the best ageny in the world?