GUE CCR, It's OFFICIAL

Sorry but GUE was not founded until 1998...which is not 20 years. It's 17 if including 2015. I do not know if they / you started out using rebreathers or not.

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Originally Posted by TONY CHANEY

Sorry but GUE was not founded until 1998...which is not 20 years. It's 17 if including 2015. I do not know if they / you started out using rebreathers or not.

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http://www.globalunderwaterexplorers...ther-john-todd

Sorry, by the definition, GUE as an orginization wasn't using rebreathers before it's inception. It was just some of the WKPP members who later founded GUE.

Semantics...

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Originally Posted by scubainchicago

http://www.globalunderwaterexplorers...ther-john-todd

Sorry, by the definition, GUE as an orginization wasn't using rebreathers before it's inception. It was just some of the WKPP members who later founded GUE.

Semantics...

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I too find it confusing that WKPP is located on the GUE web site. Do you have to be GUE trained to be part of the WKPP?

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Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

I too find it confusing that WKPP is located on the GUE web site. Do you have to be GUE trained to be part of the WKPP?

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You did when GI3 was around. They are a little more lax now, but you still have to follow the GUE protocol.

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Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

I too find it confusing that WKPP is located on the GUE web site. Do you have to be GUE trained to be part of the WKPP?

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No. Full cave + 100 dives and a normoxic trimix cert. Any agency will do but we expect divers to adhere to our protocols.

Gue is more than just a training agency.

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Originally Posted by FW

You did when GI3 was around. They are a little more lax now, but you still have to follow the GUE protocol.

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there are plenty of great cave divers without GUE cave training. but everyone does need to be on the same page procedures-wise

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Originally Posted by PfcAJ

No. Full cave + 100 dives and a normoxic trimix cert. Any agency will do but we expect divers to adhere to our protocols.

Gue is more than just a training agency.

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Thanks for the clarification, I didn't think so.

Normoxic trimix requirement seems pretty minimal since there seems to quite a bit of diving below 200'. Do these people only get support roles then ?

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Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop

Thanks for the clarification, I didn't think so.

Normoxic trimix requirement seems pretty minimal since there seems to quite a bit of diving below 200'. Do these people only get support roles then ?

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Yes. Even if someone had a hypoxic certification they wouldn't be doing dives deeper than 200' right off the bat. We're a pretty conservative group and generally introduce divers into more complex stuff gradually.

I think its also worth noting that 'support roles' are often more involved than shuttling some deco tanks to 70ft. There's a ton of stuff that's real cool but still 'support'.

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Originally Posted by PfcAJ

No. Full cave + 100 dives and a normoxic trimix cert. Any agency will do but we expect divers to adhere to our protocols.

Gue is more than just a training agency.

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I have followed DIR, GUE and WKPP since 1999. Could you provide me with a list of the protocols?

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Originally Posted by TONY CHANEY

I have followed DIR, GUE and WKPP since 1999. Could you provide me with a list of the protocols?

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Absolutely

http://www.globalunderwaterexplorers...KPP/procedures
http://www.globalunderwaterexplorers...WKPP/equipment
http://www.globalunderwaterexplorers.../team-contacts

If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me and I'll do my best to answer them for you.