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| Originally Posted by [b Quote[/b] (MATTBIN @ June 02 2003,12:34)] Quote: | Originally Posted by [b Quote[/b] ]I think divers should have a qualifieing number of dives within a given period to take on the responsibuility of the qualification goals. | Mark, like all good ideas this one is simple, but I believe a really good one. Perhaps there should be a minimum time period as well, so even if diver A does his qualifying dives in two weeks he still wont get the quals.
Matt |
All good ideas, the real problem is, how to police them.
Most qualifications you can get, have a minimum number of dives that must be done before you can take them. Problem is of course that shear volume of diving isn't the only thing that has an impact on diving ability.
As an example, how long does it take to rack up 100s of dives in an inland pit. I could go to Horsea (just down the road from me) with my buddy and easily rack up 5 or more dives in a day. Would that make me a much better diver? Probably not. I think that the only real way to determine ability is not with numbers but with being made to demonstrate what you can do.
I do agree that it's easy to do lots of courses and rack up lots of certs. This isn't necessecarily a bad thing IMO as long as the person doing the courses uses them for what they are, a starting point to learning rather than an ending one.
Cheers,
Rob.