Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site trwrb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!waag From: waag@trwrb.UUCP (Timothy M. Waag) Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba Subject: Re: Learning to dive the right way Message-ID: <923@trwrb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 15:13:28 EDT Article-I.D.: trwrb.923 Posted: Thu Sep 20 15:13:28 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 03:26:01 EDT References: <528@bunker.UUCP>, <560@ihlts.UUCP> Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 20 <> From what I have observed, Universities seem to offer safer, more thorough certification courses. In particular, I was certified at a local (southern california) dive shop and received adequate instruction. However, several of my diving buddies were certified through programs at UCLA, and seemed to receive far superior instruction. For instance, when diving on a UCLA chartered boat, I was required to perform a checkout dive since this happened to be my first dive with UCLA. I had to do in spite of having a recent, valid certification. During this checkout dive, I was required to perform certain standard procedures that I was not properly taught through the local dive shop certification course. Perhaps the reason for this higher standard in University courses is in part due to the fact that they are more eagerly sued by victims of diving accidents. Also, as mentioned earlier, the more rigorous and thorough university environment probably played a part as well. Tim Waag trwrb!waag