I think is very good that tdi is coming out whit class. it will be a big help.
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Why are not the TDI instructors taught to teach this course?, other then to apply to teach it like PADI does.
Dude, your tone sounds a bit accusatory.What I want to know is why TDI now says that this course is available, when GUE came out with the DIRF course and made it a prerequisite for further training. Senior TDI instructors stated publicly that it was nothing more then a cash grab, and not needed.
So why is this course now suddenly available?
Why are not the TDI instructors taught to teach this course?, other then to apply to teach it like PADI does.
So who is doing the cash grab now.
I think he is referring to the manor in which he teaches the TDI intro course....
...But TDI doesn't specify equipment configuration and anything but it is prep courses for tech. TDI instructors wrote the course in 2000 or 2001 but none of the courses are the same between TDI instructors and they can still teach the course anyway they can while GUE and Naui do it black and white?
Good TDI for coming out with it but I think too late your not going to catch up with the others.
Honestly, I'm confused... looking at the instructor database here, I don't see that Steve is qualified to teach TDI intro to Tech... so it is not the manner in which he teaches our course... so it must be GUE since he's calling it DIR-f... I have to call down to Florida on Monday, so I'll check because the GUE website does not have him listed.
just like anything else, it's the instructor, but i can firmly recommend bobby franklin's intro to tech. except that i was wet in the frickin' quarry in march, it was a great class.
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You don't have to apply to teach it. Any current Adv Nitrox/Deco (or higher) instructor can teach this. There is no training because the skills in the intro course are a subset of the skills taught in the Adv Nitrox/Deco courses.
I don't view this course as a cash grab on the part of TDI. Many good TDI instructors were/are running their courses in a similar fashion as GUE's courses. This just formalizes it, just like GUE did. However, it is not a pre-req to take Adv Nitrox/Deco like GUE-F.
Not sure this is the correct place for this...
If there is sufficient interest, I can running an SDI Solo Diver specialty course on Saturday, August 27, (course is usually a two-day affair so this will be a very busy day). For detail -- such as equipment requirements, schedule and course outline -- please contact me.
Course is actually designed to teach self-reliance, self-rescue and basic skills that I believe are essential pre-requisites for team-oriented diving. Successful completion of this course will be a prerequisite for participation in my technical programs in 2006, which will give you some idea of the value I feel this course has.
Cost of course is $250. Prerequisties include 100 logged dives and certification as Advanced Diver from SDI or other recognised training agency.
Note that this course is an SDI program and as such is open -- and encouraged -- for recreational-level divers.