OP
Hey Folks......
Yea I agree about the can of worms. That is why I put in the info on the BSA publication. I was advised that the orange book from BSA Corp is the bible. And about the internet stuff, I put the site where the orange book was copied faithfully as to text. I also have a little thought I learned a while ago about the content of the intenet. It is a good place for info, lots of really good info, but not a place to completely put your faith. So...... What do ya do. I guess I am going to err to the side of the information published in hard print from the BSA Corp. It has the guides that is followed by Sea Base for evaluation of Scuba folks listed in print. Regardless of which site you follow to get the hard facts, I can pretty much hang my hat on Capt. Steve & say with some certaincy....... the guides in the orange book will be followed. But I am in NO way boss & will follow the directions given to me by the powers in charge.
Then again I put on my instructor, old divers,beat up hat & say.... If you get in the least worried about the skills to be demonstrated you might wanna rethink your choices of adventure. Beside....The only thing I see folks do while diving at Sea Base is clear a mask once in a while & that is usually to clear the water put in the mask to clear the fog out so they can see the beauty. But then if they would have prepared the mask by cleaning thouroughly & using mask clear thay wouldn't be having a problem. I forgot.... thats on the list anyway & reimphasized by the Sea Base divemasters so THAT it doesn't happen too often anyway. Remember I stress & recommend a sacrificial tube of toothpaste to my crew leaders. And you know what? That works so I very seldom see mask fog problems anyway.
Then again..... I don't remember a lot of wrong things happening anyway. I think the diving side works extremely well because of the dedication of the Sea Base Scuba staff every year. And the dedication of the adult leaders to thier troops is beyond reproach. And the troops themselves. With all that goes on in such a hurry those first 2 days can be harrowing to say the least. But there never seems to be a problem. I have heard that the Sea Base diving operation is the biggest in the USA. I do believe that this statement is correct!!!! Then I think back to the problems that occur and remember that the VAST majority of them to be simple problems with a typical 2 second fix. And a lot of the fixes are handled by the Scout with the problem themselves, or the budddy they are diving with, or by the leader with them. Only occasionally am I approached with a need for assistance. Kinda looks like they are doing things in the correct way & order. This says a lot about the intial training they recieved. It says a lot about they way thier mind is working. It say alot about the leadership they have with them on a regular basis. I frankly feel a lot of times like I am along for the ride. Fine by me!!! Remember I live by the creed: Diving is a lazy man's sport! Then we get crews down there like yours, the Detroit (I think) crew, & the crew from the Houston area. These crews have instructors & divemasters within the troop leadership. Man, I gotta tell ya...... It don't get no better than that. All in all the whole shooting match works to the max!!! I wish I had a dime for everytime I heard someone that just finished up thier week with the comment: I am a better diver now than the diver I was when I got here! Says alot for Scouting, Sea Base, the Scouts, thier leadership, & the awesome Sea Base staff. Remember that the Sea Base Scuba Staff is virtually brand new each year.
Don't ya love a system that works.........?
This is fun!
YIS
Grady
Yea I agree about the can of worms. That is why I put in the info on the BSA publication. I was advised that the orange book from BSA Corp is the bible. And about the internet stuff, I put the site where the orange book was copied faithfully as to text. I also have a little thought I learned a while ago about the content of the intenet. It is a good place for info, lots of really good info, but not a place to completely put your faith. So...... What do ya do. I guess I am going to err to the side of the information published in hard print from the BSA Corp. It has the guides that is followed by Sea Base for evaluation of Scuba folks listed in print. Regardless of which site you follow to get the hard facts, I can pretty much hang my hat on Capt. Steve & say with some certaincy....... the guides in the orange book will be followed. But I am in NO way boss & will follow the directions given to me by the powers in charge.
Then again I put on my instructor, old divers,beat up hat & say.... If you get in the least worried about the skills to be demonstrated you might wanna rethink your choices of adventure. Beside....The only thing I see folks do while diving at Sea Base is clear a mask once in a while & that is usually to clear the water put in the mask to clear the fog out so they can see the beauty. But then if they would have prepared the mask by cleaning thouroughly & using mask clear thay wouldn't be having a problem. I forgot.... thats on the list anyway & reimphasized by the Sea Base divemasters so THAT it doesn't happen too often anyway. Remember I stress & recommend a sacrificial tube of toothpaste to my crew leaders. And you know what? That works so I very seldom see mask fog problems anyway.
Then again..... I don't remember a lot of wrong things happening anyway. I think the diving side works extremely well because of the dedication of the Sea Base Scuba staff every year. And the dedication of the adult leaders to thier troops is beyond reproach. And the troops themselves. With all that goes on in such a hurry those first 2 days can be harrowing to say the least. But there never seems to be a problem. I have heard that the Sea Base diving operation is the biggest in the USA. I do believe that this statement is correct!!!! Then I think back to the problems that occur and remember that the VAST majority of them to be simple problems with a typical 2 second fix. And a lot of the fixes are handled by the Scout with the problem themselves, or the budddy they are diving with, or by the leader with them. Only occasionally am I approached with a need for assistance. Kinda looks like they are doing things in the correct way & order. This says a lot about the intial training they recieved. It says a lot about they way thier mind is working. It say alot about the leadership they have with them on a regular basis. I frankly feel a lot of times like I am along for the ride. Fine by me!!! Remember I live by the creed: Diving is a lazy man's sport! Then we get crews down there like yours, the Detroit (I think) crew, & the crew from the Houston area. These crews have instructors & divemasters within the troop leadership. Man, I gotta tell ya...... It don't get no better than that. All in all the whole shooting match works to the max!!! I wish I had a dime for everytime I heard someone that just finished up thier week with the comment: I am a better diver now than the diver I was when I got here! Says alot for Scouting, Sea Base, the Scouts, thier leadership, & the awesome Sea Base staff. Remember that the Sea Base Scuba Staff is virtually brand new each year.
Don't ya love a system that works.........?
This is fun!
YIS
Grady