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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
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Posted: Thu Sep 20 15:13:28 1984
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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
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