Quote: (Originally Posted by Nad)
Yep, this is the point and the problem how many people could accept personal limitated self control and limits?
I think First Module to 40m with air as dil it's enough for beginners.
As Dave wrote with CCR the skills are a bit different and also the gas planning.
The sale of firs Module up to Normoxic (60m)at the same time it is just question of speculation and business, not safety.
The main problem is that while the rebreather diving is increasing, unless the education curve follows it, there will be more incidents avoidable or fatal.
We have to be careful, is going to be easy nowadays to became instructor...
Just my concept, of course
Nad
Yeh, i know what you mean, a freind of mine who owns and runs one of the local dive shops near me, is off for the next couple of weekends to become an Azzimuth 'Instructor', nothing wrong with that you might think! But to this day he has never had a rebreather on his back, let alone dived with one!!
Ok, he's an excellent diver and instructor OC, and any one can learn theory, but how any one has the cheek to 'teach' someone when they 'can't' speak from 'experience' is beyond me!
Doesn't say much for the organization which allows it either, at least the YBOD you have to have 100hrs before you can become an instructor, still not much, but it's better than nothing.