"Experience based" was my understanding too. I also thought it was kinda a blessing to be with the big boy team.
Mark T was talking about Cave 3 awhile back.
Mark T was talking about Cave 3 awhile back.
Why is DIR controversial?
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lamont
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rjack321:
Yeah, it sounded like Cave 3 was about taking the push divers for a team like the EKPP and having them dive with JJ+friends for a week or so and sucking whatever they could find out of JJ's brain. More like private lessons from JJ than an agency course...
Do you have to bring your own support divers for Cave 3, or does JJ provide/rent them to you? =)
lamont:
From what I remember of Peter's paper, him and his buddy were both the support divers and push divers. They would do a dive to set all the gear and then do another dive to push the limits. It sounded pretty intense.
His paper can be found here: http://dir-diver.com/pdf/exploring_cave_3.pdf
Does SCRET have any Tech 3 divers? From their website I thought that was a requirement for exploration dives up to 350fsw.
http://www.scret.org/Team.htm
http://www.scret.org/Team.htm
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Jasonmh:
What a nightmare! :shakehead
So how do you guys settle that? Do you do paper rock scissors or something, or do you prefer more civilized methods like pushing and shoving one another while you fight for the Captain's Chair?
Is there a certain type vehicles DIR divers use when going for kool-aid? I don't imagine any old clunker will do either, will it?
namabiru:What a nightmare! :shakehead
So how do you guys settle that? Do you do paper rock scissors or something, or do you prefer more civilized methods like pushing and shoving one another while you fight for the Captain's Chair?
Is there a certain type vehicles DIR divers use when going for kool-aid? I don't imagine any old clunker will do either, will it?
We have kool-aid drinking contests. Who ever drinks a gallon of kool-aid slowest gets to drive the redunda-truck.
lamont
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amascuba:
Heh that's funny...
cmalinowski
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re: Tech3
In order to teach tech2 or cave2, you have to be tech3 or cave3 I believe. So, I guess JJ certs those that he feels can teach tech2/cave2...
In order to teach tech2 or cave2, you have to be tech3 or cave3 I believe. So, I guess JJ certs those that he feels can teach tech2/cave2...
cmalinowski
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Amen sister.TSandM:
cmalinowski:
That makes sense since you are supposed to be certified at a higher level of training then what you teach, if I remember correctly.
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