AOW before Tech?

[PfcAJ]

Rebreathers getting more popular it is difficult in some areas to find oc tech buddies to dive OC at T2 level.

Oh darn?

The CCR curriculum is a mess. They can't even decide to use a BOV or not.

Dislike.

 

[rjack321]

Profits over product.

People were going with other instructors/agencies (sometimes better or more relevant ones) to get where they wanted to be as divers... CCR1 and the sidemount course are great examples of the market pressure to conform (or is it adapt?)

 

[leadduck]

I agree agency standards change over time, but not that every agency has to offer the same program and I still see the inconsistency with GUE team diving philosophy, and DIR idea of keeping things simple. What's wrong with specializing in a niche and offering good focused OC backmount training to people who want exactly that? As long as you don't market it as the one-and-only best solution for every diver. gosidemount.com won't offer DIR backmount wreck diving classes either and nobody expects that from them.

 

[PfcAJ]

I agree agency standards change over time, but not that every agency has to offer the same program and I still see the inconsistency with GUE team diving philosophy, and DIR idea of keeping things simple. What's wrong with specializing in a niche and offering good focused OC backmount training to people who want exactly that? As long as you don't market it as the one-and-only best solution for every diver. gosidemount.com won't offer DIR backmount wreck diving classes either and nobody expects that from them.

Because instructors cash in like 2000 bucks per student per class.

More classes = more students = more money.

Obvi.