Posted by MHK on July 17, 2001 at 16:21:46:
In Reply to: Re: not a good generalization however posted by Dalia on July 17, 2001 at 16:16:30:
Perhaps you missed my point.. What is written in their standards and what the instructors are doing to take the lazy way out is two different things....
I'm not asking anyone to take my word on it, I suggest that you spend a weekend at Casino Point and witness it for yourself...
Furthermore, I'm on boats ALL the time and i rarley, if ever, see an instructor doing free descents from the boat.. Uniformly, you'll see the class going down the anchor line.. I'd observe that almost, without exception, my observations are up and down the anchor line.. I can't remember the last time I've seen an instructor have his class do a free ascent as the standards appear to require....
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