dmdoss
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Sure is easy to get some "Because thats the way it is" remarks on here. I was just wondering if deep should be part of ow, or atleast aow.
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dmdoss:Why shouldn't the deep diver cert be included in the ow or atleast aow certs? My question for this is 1. the standard air tables goto 140' 2. diver accident insurance doesnt cover if you dont have the cert, and its a deep dive. Should the tables be made for each cert? like say ow-60' aow'-90'. why give the info on the tables if you're not supposed to use it? Or is there a reason im unaware of?
Yes they can. They can practice with it so when they move into the class that is going to teach them how to apply what they've already learned from practice, they and the instructor can concentrate on the practical instead of theory.dmdoss:Well thats kinda my point. Their getting info they cant use anyway.
Ok, now we're getting somewhere.dmdoss:What started me thinking about this was, I met a woman who got her cert. from a lds in town. She was telling me about her dive trip her and her girl friends made, to depths greater that 100'. And they just got their ow, when I asked her if she had her deep cert. she said "nope but i just stay in the tables" so I went on my merry way thinking I'll read about her someday.
The way you phrased the question was more along the lines of "why does the industry allow this?"dmdoss:Well that was my thoughts, Dont know if her inst. did or didn't. Or if he did and she didnt care. Thats why I was wondering how much rope do we give'em.