Deco Tables discussion

[FreediveWI]

And the last time I checked Openwater Divers max depth is 60ft.

Funny, that doesn't stop PADI, and others, from teaching about how to dive deeper than 60' when teaching the tables. They even teach about emergency deco- which we all know isn't allowed in any openwater course.

Grant Graves is at the cutting edge, but is still held back by the PADI machine. He and I have disscussed this as we have written back and forth about a full-blown PADI apnea program, but the best we can do is to teach Distinctive Specailty courses in it- which BTW, I am starting this June.

PADI still doesn't allow for it, deep sotp theory an dhte weinke tables, in the basic openwater course. As for being behind the times, just look at how long it took them to jump on board with nitrox, semi-closed rebreathers, tec diving, and trimix. All of these activites are pursued by some of the top PADI brass, heck Grant teaches closed circut rebreather courses and PADI isn't anywhere near teaching that- but NAUI, IANTD and TDI do.

Many-Rae is one of their headquarter staff, and course director, who is getting ready to set another freediving record as I write this, but she hasn't been able to get a full blown APNEA course through them, just as a specialty, but IANTD has had one for a few years and NAUI has been publishing books on the subject since 97'.

One other point on the NAUI tec programs- they are very DIR. There are TDI instructors who would have never gotten past a NAUI program, because the standards are much higher.

Jon