Cave training with Harry Averill? Experiences?
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ucfdiver
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I did full cave with Harry starting with a week last June and finished up in November. Harry is obviously very knowledgeable, a good instructor and full of entertaining stories. In retrospect, I'm pissed that I didn't get to dive Cow Springs 
, so I guess Harry listened to the criticism. I also didn't get to train using sidemount, and was not encouraged to do so.
As for Harry's health, in the two weeks that we dove he never showed signs of any health-related limitations that would impact his diving. If he had any health problems, they were well under control. However, before our first cave dive Harry did clearly instruct us as to what to do if there was a health-related issue in a cave, which was for us to leave him there and get someone to recover his body. At that point we had done enough cavern and land-based training that we could have found our way out without Harry. I wouldn't hesitate to dive or take additional training with Harry, even after our final exam exercise in the back of Harper Tunnel at Little River.
, so I guess Harry listened to the criticism. I also didn't get to train using sidemount, and was not encouraged to do so. As for Harry's health, in the two weeks that we dove he never showed signs of any health-related limitations that would impact his diving. If he had any health problems, they were well under control. However, before our first cave dive Harry did clearly instruct us as to what to do if there was a health-related issue in a cave, which was for us to leave him there and get someone to recover his body. At that point we had done enough cavern and land-based training that we could have found our way out without Harry. I wouldn't hesitate to dive or take additional training with Harry, even after our final exam exercise in the back of Harper Tunnel at Little River.
LiteHedded
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that's a neat situation to put students in
ucfdiver
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The teamwork being taught in these courses is simply world class, glad to know everything is being addressed.
A previous student lied to my cave instructor about his diabetes - was never disclosed. Went into diabetic shock in the cave, was swam out to his waiting wife, who revived him with some glucose solution. He was kicked out of class immediately.
Cave diving and especially instructing is not for everyone.
Cave diving and especially instructing is not for everyone.
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LiteHedded
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Maybe so, but I think allowing overhead instructors with medical conditions that are generally regarded as contraindications for students to continue instructing is bull****.
But what do I know I'm not in the good ol' boy network.
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