BSAC qualifications

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,

Not dived for 4 years I would suggest you do some sort of a refresher.
You will probably find they will require you to do one in Martinique if
you have not dived recently.
BCD's (stab jackets) have been used by most people for the last 8-10
years so you were a little out of date last time you dived as well.

Hope you enjoy it,

Rod

judith.lea99@googlemail.com wrote:
> have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
> instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
> Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
> years.
>
> My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
> see
> that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
> and
> dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
> you
> consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
> that
> I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
> am
> going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
> there.
>
>
> With many thanks
>
>
> Judith
>

Judith,
I'm not going to have the cheek to advise a experienced instructor but have
a couple of observations :
1. I'm sure you'll already have planned some pool work and a couple of
refresher dives before going away on holiday already
2. If you are confident and experienced with your equipment, why would you
necessarily change to the latest and greatest unless you particularly want
to ? I have dived on boats with people who have equipment so old I'd never
seen before. As someone who learned with a stab jacket, apart from the worry
that I might not find it easy to assist them if they got into trouble, they
were very solid and safe divers .... and told great stories of some of their
favourite dives.

regards
Martin

--
mjn at onetel dot com


<judith.lea99@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
years.

My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
see
that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
and
dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
you
consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
that
I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
am
going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
there.


With many thanks


Judith

Judith,
I'm not going to have the cheek to advise a experienced instructor but have
a couple of observations :
1. I'm sure you'll already have planned some pool work and a couple of
refresher dives before going away on holiday already
2. If you are confident and experienced with your equipment, why would you
necessarily change to the latest and greatest unless you particularly want
to ? I have dived on boats with people who have equipment so old I'd never
seen before. As someone who learned with a stab jacket, apart from the worry
that I might not find it easy to assist them if they got into trouble, they
were very solid and safe divers .... and told great stories of some of their
favourite dives.

regards
Martin

--
mjn at onetel dot com


<judith.lea99@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:1172441892.779185.25520@h3g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
have not dived for 4-5 years now. I was an experienced BSAC
instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
Ocean. I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
years.

My equipment and bottles are in test and my ABLJ is direct feed, I
see
that everyone now uses stab jackets. I have never used a dry suit
and
dive in neophrene in cold water and shorties in warm water. Would
you
consider that given my age and that I have not dived for a while,
that
I should go back for a refresher, any advice would be welcomed as I
am
going to Martinique and Guadaloupe in April and I intend to dive
there.


With many thanks


Judith