Difference between "Master Diver" & "Dive Master"

Dillon Pyron wrote:
> I have a friend who is both a PADI and NAUI instructor. Which he
> teaches depends on which shop he's teaching out of. Is he crap when
> he teaches PADI and golden when he teaches NAUI?

If he's a good NAUI instructor, there are things he requires teaching
NAUI that PADI will not allow him to require. The rules you're
operating under can change you from great to lousy. Think of it this
way - our local business community has a corporate athletic challenge -
in softball they require that a the team playing offense provide the
pitcher, i.e. you pitch to your own team. A great pitcher under real
softball rules is a lousy one under these bizarre rules, and vice versa.

The max 30 meters END. The bann on computers.
The belive that that any plastic buggel will kill you.

Lars



"Dennis (Icarus)" <nojunkmail@ever.invalid> skrev i en meddelelse
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>> > Nether - he's not GUE.
>> GUE ? If you think you need to be that carefull you shouldent dive at
> all.
>>
>>
>
> So what is it that you think is "excessive"?
>
> Dennis
>
>

"Lars Damkjær" wrote

>> So what is it that you think is "excessive"?

> The max 30 meters END. The bann on computers.
> The belive that that any plastic buggel will kill you.


WTF is a plastic buggel?

Curtis

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On 12 May 2006 06:48:46 -0700, "thelamarines@aol.com"
<thelamarines@aol.com> wrote:

>Master Scuba Certification is different depending if it is PADI
>(basically Rescue Diver Course plus any 5 specialties does it) or NAUI
>which is a very intense training consisting of rescue dives, deep
>dives, search and recovery and a written test that will make the Bar
>Exam look like a joke. I was originally certified Openwater with NAUI,
>then went for my advanced OW with PADI. I went back to NAUI for my
>Master when I realized that NAUI was more difficult and indepth than
>PADI. My NAUI Master Course was more into the physics of the sport,
>the geological and meteorological aspects of the sport.
>
>I can spot a PADI diver 9 times out of 10 when I go diving. PADI
>trains tons of divers, NAUI trains fewer, but in my opinion, does it
>better. My .02, and YMMV.

"Lars Damkjær" <ld@dmail.dk> wrote in message
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> The max 30 meters END. The bann on computers.
> The belive that that any plastic buggel will kill you.

So what END do you recommend?

And as far ac omputers go, check the section on computer diving.
http://www.gue.com/Equipment/Config/index.html
All divers should learn the proper use of decompression tables in order to
learn the actual process of decompression diving. Divers that choose to use
computers should do so after becoming well-versed in diving limits and then
using the computer primarily as an educational tool.


>
> Lars

Dennis

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> "Lars Damkjær" wrote
>
>>> So what is it that you think is "excessive"?
>
>> The max 30 meters END. The bann on computers.
>> The belive that that any plastic buggel will kill you.
>
>
> WTF is a plastic buggel?

A Danish sex toy.

He said, "that was his opinion"! What's your issue?


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> On 12 May 2006 06:48:46 -0700, "thelamarines@aol.com"
> <thelamarines@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>Master Scuba Certification is different depending if it is PADI
>>(basically Rescue Diver Course plus any 5 specialties does it) or NAUI
>>which is a very intense training consisting of rescue dives, deep
>>dives, search and recovery and a written test that will make the Bar
>>Exam look like a joke. I was originally certified Openwater with NAUI,
>>then went for my advanced OW with PADI. I went back to NAUI for my
>>Master when I realized that NAUI was more difficult and indepth than
>>PADI. My NAUI Master Course was more into the physics of the sport,
>>the geological and meteorological aspects of the sport.
>>
>>I can spot a PADI diver 9 times out of 10 when I go diving. PADI
>>trains tons of divers, NAUI trains fewer, but in my opinion, does it
>>better. My .02, and YMMV.
>



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"Dillon Pyron" wrote

>> WTF is a plastic buggel?
>
> buckle. give 'im a break, he's not from Florida or Texas.

Oh, already gave him quite a break, trust me on that one.

"Buggel" had me wondering if he meant quick releases, or even tank
boots, not to mention some kind of Danish sex toy.

Curtis

In article <r7t7g.62434$Jk3.36565@bignews5.bellsouth.net> ed@nospam.com writes:
>I know a lot of 12 year old divers that I would trust much more that the
>once a year "tourist" diver. I agree on the 50 dive thing. That is
>one reason I like SSI better. Your card has your # of logged dives on
>it. (10,50,100, 500, 1000 or something like that)

Only if you go in and have the dive shop put a new sticker on the card, or
sell you a new card.

Once I realized that the main reason was so they could have a chance to sell
you something, I stopped bothering. Once I saw the price of the new card, and
realized that it did nothing more than the old one (get folks to sell air fills),
I figured I would rather spend the money on actually diving.

Alan

Robert Bigelow wrote:

> While under the supervision of a Dive Master, whether NAUI or PADI
> certified, I listen carefullly to what she or he says and do as I am
> told to do, no arguments, no whining.
>
> I'm a NAUI diver myself, and the best DM with whom I've enjoyed a dive
> under her supervision -- actually several -- was a PADI certified lady
> who really seemed to know her business.
>
> This manner in which I choose to conduct myself as a scuba diver has
> been many times rewarded with a compliment like, "Rob, I can tell you're
> one on this boat I don't have to worry about."

See... That's exactly the difference...
While under the supervision of a Master Diver ( status and
statutes were mentioned before)...."Rob, I can tell you're
one on this boat I have to worry about."

Matthias