DaleC
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Of all the arguments that do not translate down to the rec level as it is practiced by today's diver, muscle memory and standardization are the worst and I would argue, dangerous principles, if it were not for the low risk associated with rec diving in general.
Most rec divers donate an octo from the triangle and retain the primary.
Most vacation divers do not bring their own rig, they rent, usually some form of jacket or rear inflate BCD.
Most will dive computers and will not be comfortable with, or accept, mental deco calculations on the fly.
Most will not have gear where one expects it to be.
... so nothing about the people and gear of rec diving will be standardized.
Variety being the predominant principle, any regime that does not address that as something that will be encountered does not prepare the diver properly for those conditions. Adaptability is the guiding principle to be learned (along with self reliance IMO). An agency that suggests diving a vastly different system in those conditions violates it's own beliefs. The DIR rig is not standard there and should therefore, for the sake of cohesion, be dropped in most rec settings, most of the time.
What DIR divers tend to do is self limit their exposure to mainstream divers, unless those cede operational control. They skew travel and diving ahead of time and tend to go where other DIR divers can meet them and where DIR kit is available. Great, in itself, but not how most others divers operate. Suggesting it as the "go to" regime is myopic considering what most divers will actually encounter.
As to the scooter. One of my friends owns two and brought one out for me to try. No change in gear, no learning curve. Stop making things sound harder than they are. Most people do not try a scooter for the first time, penetrating a 2 mile cave system. They try it OW in benign conditions.. like/don't like, try some more, tweak some gear... It, like most other things, is a gradual process and in that time there is room for learning and adapting.
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Of all the arguments that do not translate down to the rec level as it is practiced by today's diver, muscle memory and standardization are the worst and I would argue, dangerous principles, if it were not for the low risk associated with rec diving in general.
Most rec divers donate an octo from the triangle and retain the primary.
Most vacation divers do not bring their own rig, they rent, usually some form of jacket or rear inflate BCD.
Most will dive computers and will not be comfortable with, or accept, mental deco calculations on the fly.
Most will not have gear where one expects it to be.
... so nothing about the people and gear of rec diving will be standardized.
Variety being the predominant principle, any regime that does not address that as something that will be encountered does not prepare the diver properly for those conditions. Adaptability is the guiding principle to be learned (along with self reliance IMO). An agency that suggests diving a vastly different system in those conditions violates it's own beliefs. The DIR rig is not standard there and should therefore, for the sake of cohesion, be dropped in most rec settings, most of the time.
What DIR divers tend to do is self limit their exposure to mainstream divers, unless those cede operational control. They skew travel and diving ahead of time and tend to go where other DIR divers can meet them and where DIR kit is available. Great, in itself, but not how most others divers operate. Suggesting it as the "go to" regime is myopic considering what most divers will actually encounter.
As to the scooter. One of my friends owns two and brought one out for me to try. No change in gear, no learning curve. Stop making things sound harder than they are. Most people do not try a scooter for the first time, penetrating a 2 mile cave system. They try it OW in benign conditions.. like/don't like, try some more, tweak some gear... It, like most other things, is a gradual process and in that time there is room for learning and adapting.
Anyone still using DOS BIOS to input their data here?