NACD Instructor standards violation

[Wookie]

If I read the bylaws right, I'd disagree that you can't teach it in sidemount to sidemount students. It seems to me like you can't teach the specialty until after full cave, and you have to be in sidemount yourself.

But can you be in a sidemount rebreather, teaching intro to whatever sidemount students. I only ask because we had a sidemount rebreather on the boat this week. That guy could get through the tiniest restrictions.....

 

[victorzamora]

But can you be in a sidemount rebreather, teaching intro to whatever sidemount students. I only ask because we had a sidemount rebreather on the boat this week. That guy could get through the tiniest restrictions.....

My understanding is that it's not OC sidemount so it's a different configuration so it's not allowed. Again, just my understanding.

 

[darushin]

Then what is the point of the side mount specialty diver then? Anyway this is the problem two people, two different readings. I bet if you asked the nacd you would get different answers depending on the training director at the particular moment

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[dreamdive]

My question is if the NACD is actually going to show up at DEMA this year. According to the floor plan, they reserved a booth. Maybe I will open a stand in front of the hall selling foul eggs and rotten salad head.

 

[victorzamora]

Then what is the point of the side mount specialty diver then? Anyway this is the problem two people, two different readings. I bet if you asked the nacd you would get different answers depending on the training director at the particular moment

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I think Kelly Jessop is the big peddler of this idea (which I agree with): there's a difference in diving sidemount and sidemount diving. Diving sidemount is having your tanks beside of you. Sidemount diving is much more involved. That's the paradigm under which I read the bylaws.

 

[descent]

I think Kelly Jessop is the big peddler of this idea (which I agree with): there's a difference in diving sidemount and sidemount diving. Diving sidemount is having your tanks beside of you. Sidemount diving is much more involved. That's the paradigm under which I read the bylaws.

Victor, I like your posts, I bet I could calibrate my carpentry levels with your trim, and I am sure that your code always compiles on the first try.

But I think that terminology has split the hair too fine.

 

[cerich]

maybe it is time to think of sidemount as a gear configuration and diving in tight places as "Restriction, Major Restriction and No Mount".

Even the chair of the NAUI training committee and a tech cd thinks that sidemount is only for caves and tight places.

 

[Capt Jim Wyatt]

maybe it is time to think of sidemount as a gear configuration

That ship sailed a few years ago at NSSCDS. Sidemount is just considered another form of doubles...

 

[cerich]

That ship sailed a few years ago at NSSCDS. Sidemount is just considered another form of doubles...

as it should be.

you have a point, I should have said "it's well past time that people consider sidemount simply a gear configuration"

 

[victorzamora]

Victor, I like your posts, I bet I could calibrate my carpentry levels with your trim, and I am sure that your code always compiles on the first try.

I honestly can't tell how sarcastic you're being here, so: "thanks" and/or "bite me" for whichever way it is. [emoji12]

But I think that terminology has split the hair too fine.

I used to think so, too....but Kelly has converted me. All I'm saying is that there's plenty to learn from a good sidemount class even if you've been diving sidemount for years. I understand the availability of the class for post-full-cave divers. The availability of such a course with a "full cave" prerequisite was questioned and all I meant was that I don't think it's useless.