Posted by DivingWrong on December 05, 2001 at 08:02:49:
Survey Results
24 people responded
1) Technical or Recreational
Recreational Only 16 or 66%
Technical / Recreational 8 or 33%
2) Backpack, Jacket, Wings, Backplate & Harness, IQpack, ???
Back Inflate BC 8 or 33%
Back Plate / Harness 10 or 42%
Backpack 2 or 8%
Jacket 4 or 17%
3) Air, Nitrox, Trimix
Gas other than Air 18 or 75%
Air 6 or 25%
Of the 18 other mixes, 7 or 38% use a helium mixture on some dives.
4) Din, Yoke
DIN (Deutsches Institut fόr Normung) 14 or 58%
Yoke 10 or 42%
5) Single, Doubles
Singles Only 15 or 62%
Singles or Doubles 9 or 37%
6) GUE/DIR, ANDI, TDI, other
Question 6 was kind of ambiguous, and I wasnt really sure what I was looking for until I started adding up the numbers. At first I was thinking along the lines of whos philosophy do you follow, and I like the What works for me answer. The responses followed more along the lines of what agencies have you had training through. I think that this is a more interesting count. Overall it shows that a majority of the respondents have had training with more than one agency.
GUE/DIR -3
NAUI - 9
NASDS - 3
SSI - 5
ANDI - 5
TDI - 5
PADI - 15
LA County - 3
SDI - 1
IANTD 2
YMCA 2
AAUS - 1
7) Wet or Dry
Dry 5 or 21%
Wet 10 or 42%
Both 9 or 37%
8) Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Daily 1 or 4%
Weekly 14 or 58%
Monthly 3 or 12%
As often as possible 6 or 25%
9) Teach or Fun
Non-teaching 18 or 75%
Teaching 6 or 25%
-DW