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Point taken. "At that level of development" attatched to "mastery" is understandable. With 49 years of playing clarinet, 2 degrees in it, etc. I still don't consider that I've mastered it, as there are thousands (or more) that play better than me. I guess I was just imposing my own ideas of mastery regarding dive skills, as opposed to the standards. If you put me in a drysuit and under the ice I would have less mastery of at least some of the skills, considering I don't own a drysuit and have not ice dived.
Which brings up another point. You have 49 years and 2 degrees of clarinet, which I would consider to be a grand master, yet you say that there are others who play better than you. Is that because you are technically correct, you play each note as written, but have no "soul"? Or is it because you are as good as you need to be in any situation you might find yourself in. I feel that the latter is "knowing your limitations". You'll never find me in a cave. I am claustrophobic, and have no desire. Does that mean I don't know how to cave dive? I know all of the theory, I know and can complete all of the drills, I have been taught by many cave instructors, I can handle lines, I have redundant gear, I can sling stages, and I know all of the key words and tricky phrases.
But I can't cave dive.