Posted by MHK on March 12, 2001 at 14:59:19:
In Reply to: Re: Here's the Solo Diving requirements posted by AADIVER on March 12, 2001 at 14:54:48:
Frank,
One of my points is that you will now have diver's sitting in class for 8 hours, doing two dives and then being CERTIFIED as a solo diver.
Hopefully no one will take this * certification* seriosly but notheless you'll have divers that believe they are qualified, since they passed this course, continuing this risky style of diving..
In the last several years we have seen the recreational agencies expand into certifying 10 year olds, deep air, adv. Nitrox, trimix and now solo diving...
But yet we still see people arguing that the agencies aren't interested in gaining market share in favor of watered down classes..
This latest grab for market share is reckless and dangerous..
Later