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>OK fine. But then if the student is so accomplished, why did he dive to that >depth with the new kit? Because he trusted the instructor, paid him money? >Didn't he test it out in shallow water first? Plus, there was more than a >simple >weighting problem going on during the WPB tragedy. > Unfortunately, Tom, not everybody is a smart a you insofar as researching risks on their own. That's precisely why there are instructors to begin with. They are, in effect, a shortcut to knowledge. Students are dependent on the instructor to tell them when or even if they are ready to graduate from the class. If the instructor says they are ready, then over the side they go. Instructors have a strange power over us, we are the product of instructors from kindergarten on up. The average student will march in lock-step with what the instructor wants. I'm sure there are psychological manifests out there which explain this teach/student relationship better than I can, but it does exist, I know you've seen it. Instructors take on a huge responsibility when they pin the "teacher" badge on their shirts. They must be ready and able to meet the teacher/student implied and contractual obligations or they should not be in the business. It is up to the heads of the dive agencies to insure that their teachers are up to snuff. If they don't then the agencies and their principles deserve whatever fate the US legal system cares to mete out on them. >> >> In as serious a sport as tech diving, our focus should be on the truth >> not the confrontation. > >Are we still talking about tech diver list? Oh yes. Too many people harp about nasty 'ol this guy, or whine about "can't we all just get along". Confrontation is good and healthy, and rather than whining about the language or bickering, the members of this list should read and extract the truths and facts which are uncovered, not piss and moan about the method in which they are presented. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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