4 and 5 Person Dive Teams......a bad idea

[Superlyte27]

No referee needed. We're all friends here.

[Jont]

No referee needed. We're all friends here.

Hey buddy,

I just bought you a new domain name:

www.Iamthekingofalldivers.com

[Superlyte27]

Damn newyorkers.
You can't buy back my love.

[TracyN]

Hey buddy,

I just bought you a new domain name:

www.Iamthekingofalldivers.com

LoL! You two are too funny!!

[Jont]

LoL! You two are too funny!!

TRACY DARLING.....I've missed you, Florida isn't the same without seeing you carry your steel SM tanks to the water while I sit back point and ask you if you need some assistance after you're done!!!


and PETER: the password to access the account is: IamakingIswear

[Jont]

And to set the record straight this entire thread while serious in principal (I do think 4 or 5 person teams get tricky) has been a joke between Peter, me and a few that know both of us.

Peter's a dam fine guy and very detailed instructor.

In all seriousness Peter might not have the tact (I'm told we have that in common but deny it) that some desire but if the fit hits the shan he'll be the first to help you out.

Now he forced me to write this because he packs a compact 45 and up north we call a 45 "a Mans Deodorant"

[RN]

If you are referring to what happened to me, then you are correct, you have no first hand knowledge of what happened. None of the above story is correct. No silt, no gold line, no hacking, no unpleasant end to the dive. It was actually a very pleasant dive for the most part. Certainly not an unpleasant day. And I was very familiar with my dive buddies, as I trained them from Cavern through Full Cave.

The only part you may have gotten right was that there was 4 of us. But as we were experiencing their first stage dives, and I am an instructor allowed to take three students in the cave, I guess technically while you are correct that it was a 4 man buddy team, it is allowable to teach 3 students.

For those of you who want the real story, and not Jont's usual attempt to elicit some sort of reaction, call me or pm me and I'll tell you.

*edit*
Oh, and it was me that got a line caught in my manifold. First time in 15+ years of cave diving. I guess it had to happen sooner or later. But, that's why we are trained. I cut it, repaired it, and finished our dive as planned. It's not all the hype that some would like to see I guess.

What agency allows 3 students for a cave stage class??

[Jont]

What agency allows 3 students for a cave stage class??

Dude the whole thing was a joke, dont sweat it.

[Sludge]

What agency allows 3 students for a cave stage class??

What agency thinks it's okay to charge money for a "stage class?" We learned how to dive stages in Cave Class.

[nakatomi]

What agency thinks it's okay to charge money for a "stage class?" We learned how to dive stages in Cave Class.

Most of them do, NACD, NSS-CDS, IANTD, TDI and UTD offer this course. With NAUI and GUE it is included in the Cave 2 curriculum, probably with PSAI as well.

Oliver