If someone gets a provisional with GUE, do they have to pay an additional fee to come back and try again to get a pass?
I've heard that the answer to that is no, at least for the first re-try.
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If someone gets a provisional with GUE, do they have to pay an additional fee to come back and try again to get a pass?
There is no reason to have a training program with a "provisional pass" (they didn't pass or you'd pass them, this is a "you failed, but only kinda" and what the hell is that supposed to be??
and there is no reason to have two sets of standards for the same class (rec vs tec)
Have you seen the guy who "provisionally passed" his college calculus course? Or finished his calculus class with a "calc 2 pass"? No?
Yes, there is a reason to have two sets of standards for the same class. One is for only recreational divers and the other is for aspiring technical divers. Recreational divers and technical divers are not the same thing yet both benefit from taking the class.
Yes there is a reason to have a provisional. If a student has been instructed on how to do the skill, and the skill only requires more practice, further instruction is not required but only practicing the skill until it's good enough.
Yes, there is a reason to have two sets of standards for the same class. One is for only recreational divers and the other is for aspiring technical divers. Recreational divers and technical divers are not the same thing yet both benefit from taking the class.
What physical skill is involved in doing calculus? That only requires more personal practice and not further instruction? None. Comparing a physical ability to an academic ability is comparing apples to oranges and it's a dishonest comparison.
Yes there is a reason to have a provisional. If a student has been instructed on how to do the skill, and the skill only requires more practice, further instruction is not required but only practicing the skill until it's good enough.
Yes, there is a reason to have two sets of standards for the same class. One is for only recreational divers and the other is for aspiring technical divers. Recreational divers and technical divers are not the same thing yet both benefit from taking the class.
What physical skill is involved in doing calculus? That only requires more personal practice and not further instruction? None. Comparing a physical ability to an academic ability is comparing apples to oranges and it's a dishonest comparison.
We have some great local diving in the area. The more you dive the better you get!!I am in the city.
Interesting. Are all students in the class taught the same set of skills and if so, how are rec students judges differently than tec students? Does the instructor just go a little easier on the rec student or maybe the rec students have a little easier skills to perform?
Can you perform the skill so that the task can be completed - pass. .
Obviously GUE disagrees with me on that, and that's perfectly fine as it's their agency so they can do things how they want, even if it defies the way almost every formal training program in the world works.