Endorsement for two deco bottles

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Seckendorf on June 24, 2009 at 10:27pm

Hi Doug,

This endorsement can be added by a UTD Tech 2 instructor. The thing to remember though, is the instructor has a lot of latitude in who they sign off for two bottles at the Tech 2 level. The prerequisites are just that, prerequisites. It's up to the instructor's judgment as to whether the student is ready, both from a skills standpoint and a responsibility standpoint.

The endorsement is in the next revision of the Standards and Procedures. The revision is being completed and should be on the web in the next two or three weeks...we'll announce it when it's posted.

Best,

Jeff

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Permalink Reply by Douglas Steding on June 25, 2009 at 5:56am

Thanks for the clarification Jeff,

Yes, the latitude and judgment part makes a ton of sense. I've been at the tech 2 level for about a year now, and have had times where two deco bottles (because of cleaning up on O2) would have made sense.

I think it is great that you guys are shaping the curriculum around how people actually dive--good stuff.

-Doug

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