GUE / DIR ?

[PADI-Paddy]

which GUE course has CMAS3* equivalence?

All gases permissible during any GUE course are listed on the back of the cert card - so your dive shop should have no issue identifying them.

ALL of them..... have been awarded 3* equivalency

CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activitiés Subaquatiques (World Confederation of Underwater Activities))

With respect................... anyone can get a card printed GUE is reasonably new there is no question of that and thats why I am asking the questions. In some respects as far as business goes Gue/DIR maybe something we would look at.

Regards

RAb

[The Doctor]

Then I apologise. Please ask away.

Any diver who is willing to listen and learn from others is OK in my book.

I must be ok then.

[wilbo]

All of them. That makes me as good as Jablonski. What a stroke!

Diving: List of approved qualifications

thats interesting - you could be PADI Open water qualified with 10 or so dives, take fundies and then have the CMAS 3* equivalency of a PADI DM or BSAC Advanced Diver.

I dont think that has been thought though properly..


edit: ah but no..

"9. The above list is not a comparison of qualifications from one agency/organisation to another. Neither does it automatically grant any rights to persons wishing to use their current qualification to gain a qualification with another agency/organisation. Crossover requirements are entirely at the discretion of the agency/organisation to which the person is applying."

so what's the point?

[wilbo]

I must be ok then.

yeah your OK Darren.

You're a piss taker - but your OK..

[Leg Of Salmon]

so what's the point?

I think the HSE are in league with high-viz material manufactures and clip-board producers.

[Dyson Diver]

if dv do a dir course or gue , can i drive the boat , ill never get onto the course any other way .
does anyone know where i could get an all black halcyon low vis vest , suitable for dir boat driving course ,,,,i allready have an all black clip board , but i put it down somewhere and cant seem to find it now.

[PADI-Paddy]

if dv do a dir course or gue , can i drive the boat , ill never get onto the course any other way .

I seem to remember there was a problem with you driving the Boat, I cant quite put me finger on it.. oh my bad memory

[Mal Bridgeman]

I know many don't like cross-posting from DIRExplorers.com but I don't know why they read this part of YD so I'll post anyway

The question of GUE's role came up there a little while ago and JJ, himself, explained the role of GUE as being so much more than just a Training Agency.

If you are genuinely interested it makes for a good read IMO.
Mal

DIR Explorers - View Single Post - GUE Membership

[Morag]

The HSE table of equivalencies relates to the Diving at Work regulations.

Within the regs, there are certain 'tasks' which can only be undertaken by divers with appropriate qualifications. To save the HSE listing all the different agencies qualifications each time a task is listed, they gave them an equivalency to CMAS.

For example, a dive team must consist of at least 3 people.

1) The Instructor, who (afiui) needs to be at CMAS3* equivalency
2) A Safety Diver, who (afiui) needs to be at CMAS2* equivalency
3) Shore cover - who only needs to be capable of raising the alarm.

For a PADI course, the safety diver (usually referred to as DM) needs to be at least rescue diver. It isn't necessary for them to be a qualified DM - they can be a DMT (Divemaster Trainee).

HTH

[Capt Morgan]

thats interesting - you could be PADI Open water qualified with 10 or so dives, take fundies and then have the CMAS 3* equivalency of a PADI DM or BSAC Advanced Diver.

I dont think that has been thought though properly..


edit: ah but no..

"9. The above list is not a comparison of qualifications from one agency/organisation to another. Neither does it automatically grant any rights to persons wishing to use their current qualification to gain a qualification with another agency/organisation. Crossover requirements are entirely at the discretion of the agency/organisation to which the person is applying."

so what's the point?

Is GUE Fundamentals a qualification ?