Teric not Accepted as Primary Dive Computer?

[drainaps]

Good afternoon,

While researching the internet looking for an advanced wreck course, I've come across the following statement from someone who organizes those:

"You also will need a backup computer or depth gauge. The Teric is okay for backup, but not acceptable as a Primary as it does not give you all the dive data of the Perdix/Petrel."

Have I missed something? I've been Tec diving with primary and secondary Terics for some time and I'm scratching my head over this statement.

Safe dives all.

 

[Divectionist]

Rubbish

 

[drainaps]

Rubbish

Actually that was my first-order reaction but then I thought I might be missing something, hence my post. I have to say the rest of the write-up in the page where I found this seemed quite opinionated as well, so I guess this is in line with everything else. Good to know!

 

[Jay]

That's bizarre. That text is in all of these courses too:

 

[Oldenboldiver]

A "technical" diving course that specifies the exact computer you must use?

Run, don't walk, run away from this course and find a sensible provider.

 

[chillyinCanada]

That's bizarre. That text is in all of these courses too:

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Where's this from @Jay ?

 

[Dr Herring]

Exactly which course is it? Specifically barring the Teric sounds like claptrap.

As far as I know it runs the same software as the perdix and petrel (which are my backup and main computer respectively).

 

[chillyinCanada]

I'm confused as to why most of you are defending the Teric but not taking exception to the requirement for a Shearwater in the first place.

 

[CuzzA]

A bunch of nonsense.

Decompression Procedures Diver | Shadow Diver | John Chatterton

 

[Jonn]

I'm confused as to why most of you are defending the Teric but not taking exception to the requirement for a Shearwater in the first place.

If they’re downloading the dive data and discussing it in classroom afterwards, they need to standardize on something. Shearwater makes a good computer and is better than most about software openness. It’s slightly sketchy they’re encouraging students to use their computer rental fleet, depending on how much they milk that, but it does have a fig-leaf of justification.