Nice

[huxley]

Depths reach 165' and there is a lot of the area that is completely out of the cavern zone and truly cave.

I guess that is the reason they need to bring their compass, so they can navigate out of the cave zone.

[crawford]

Can someone identify the shop and/or instructors?

In the past the CDS & NACD have taken it upon themselves to reach out to these folks and attempt to educate them about the error of their ways.

If we can ID them I am sure further attempts will be made.

What a civil and constructive approach! This seems to be what the CDS and NACD should be all about. I'm a nobody in the cave world (happily) but let me know if I can help!

[jj1987]

Has anyone considered getting the guides to become Cavern instructors? That way they won't lead anymore AOW tours. They will sign them up for Cavern instead. At least it will be safer, if not less impact.

I think the agencies struggle to keep quality control up as is, adding more instructors, especially those who are already doing somewhat dangerous things, just doesn't sit well with me.

Just my $0.02.

[john]

Can someone identify the shop and/or instructors?

In the past the CDS & NACD have taken it upon themselves to reach out to these folks and attempt to educate them about the error of their ways.

If we can ID them I am sure further attempts will be made.

My original post has thier shop listed.

www.supersportsandscuba.com

I had never heard of them.

[Jim Wyatt]

My original post has thier shop listed.

www.supersportsandscuba.com

I had never heard of them.

Got it. I am a bit distracted this week.

[Meister481]

Please note that they are offering several different courses for 99 bucks, including scuba diver, advanced scuba diver, nitrox and rescue. Talk about devaluing training! If they continue to operate like this they will be out of business in no time.

[cavediver27]

Please note that they are offering several different courses for 99 bucks, including scuba diver, advanced scuba diver, nitrox and rescue. Talk about devaluing training! If they continue to operate like this they will be out of business in no time.

Yeah, $99.00 for the "course" but then they probably require you purchase the following from them:

Bright colored fancy snorkle - $75.00

Bright colored Tupperware fins - $125.00

Bright colored super duper mask - $125.00

Cert dives - $250.00

Gear rental for cert dives - $100.00

Now that $99.00 course is actually $774.00

If they are going to take AOW divers into Buford then I'm sure they wouldn't have a problen screwing their students for the courses they teach.

[Me]

Please note that they are offering several different courses for 99 bucks, including scuba diver, advanced scuba diver, nitrox and rescue. Talk about devaluing training! If they continue to operate like this they will be out of business in no time.

There was a shop in Indy that was offering $99 classes....they are no more.

[FW]

I think the agencies struggle to keep quality control up as is, adding more instructors, especially those who are already doing somewhat dangerous things, just doesn't sit well with me.

Just my $0.02.

The whole idea is to educate those instructors. Hopefully they will quit doing dangerous things.

[GLM]

Look closely at their specials page. Would you take a Nitrox course from someone who can't spell it? Unless "Nirtox" is something new (LOL).