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Old 14-02-07, 11:33 PM
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Which DIR course
I must say I like reading some of the DIR posts, & like the Idea of doing it right etc.etc. What would be a good course for me to show me how to trim my dangaly bits & loose my snorkle etc (just a joke about the snorkle) I dont really have one. Seriously can someone tell me about the courses & are they worth doing....

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From you picture do you dive a rebreather? if so then i would think about changing to OC
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The first thing to ask yourself is how large is your..........erm.......... orifice.

Because it depends on the course as to how large the 'probe' is.

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The course to start all DIR training is DIR Fundamentals.

Here's a course report from my recent course.

My own view is that there is something in the course for everyone

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Everyone has to start with the DIR-F (Fundamentals course). From there you can progress towards Technical courses 1, 2 and 3, or towards cave course 1, 2 or 3.

However, everyone starts at the beginning and it's all open circuit.
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The intro course is now called GUE-F.

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Hi David - drop me a PM if you want to have a chat - I can send you some info about it.
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The intro course is now called GUE-F.

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Correct. I wish people would stop confusing GUE with DIR. You don't have to take a GUE course to learn about DIR, same as you don't need to buy Halcyon gear to have DIR equipment.

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Correct. I wish people would stop confusing GUE with DIR. You don't have to take a GUE course to learn about DIR, same as you don't need to buy Halcyon gear to have DIR equipment.

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Iy's got nothing to do with confusing DIR and GUE. The course from GUE was called DIR-f until recently, at least in all the documentation I have received, and indeed on the GUE website (http://www.gue.com/Training/Recreational/index.html). There are other options available for DIR training but I wasn't aware there are any in the UK?
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I must say I like reading some of the DIR posts, & like the Idea of doing it right etc.etc. What would be a good course for me to show me how to trim my dangaly bits & loose my snorkle etc (just a joke about the snorkle) I dont really have one. Seriously can someone tell me about the courses & are they worth doing....

Cheers
Dave
If you are looking for a DIR course just to tidy up the kit you wear, and you dive rebreather give Mark Powell a call and he will do a skills workshop for you, and you get to stay on rebreather.

it will be cheaper and if you do diver rebreather more beneficial

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