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November 17th, 2005, 10:40 PM
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| DIRX Supporter  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK
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  | Hi All Who am I? I live in Cheltenham and currently dive in a DIR team with Fraser and Clare. We all did our Tech-1 course together in 2005 and tend to dive off the South Coast. Why did I choose DIR? I learnt to dive back in 2000 and spent several years really enjoying diving. August 2002 and things take a different turn (if your squemish don't read this paragraph)! I was on holiday in the red sea just packing away kit from my last dive of the week when I slipped on the wet boat deck. Unfortunately I reached out to steady myself and put my left arm through the window in the saloon door. As I was falling I had the misfortunate to bring a lot of weight down on my arm which met the broken glass. I sliced through my wrist and in all I took out 1 artery, 2 nerves and 5 tendons - pretty spectacular by anyone's standards. So what's this got to do with DIR. Well I was off work for three months and honestly thought I might not dive again. My attitude to risk had altered and I started thinking if I was to dive I'd really need to think about how safe I was. (Done the odd dive where looking back it was a bit hairy). Did a lot of reading on the internet and found the WKPP website. I found the principles of standarised kit, redundancy and team work very appealing and got very interested. I don't know if anyone else saw DIR as a means of diving safer but at the time its how it came across to me. (Of course any training that improves your skills and makes you more prepared is beneficial.) I managed to get on the DIR-F course back in 2004 and really had the wind taken from my sails. While it was quite depressing at the time the amount I learnt was massive. I have since gone on and passed Tech-1 in 2005. I'm totally convinced that GUE/DIR is the way to go. It really has opened my eyes to a totally different level of diving and I'm having a blast! Thanks Al |
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November 17th, 2005, 11:01 PM
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| GUE Instructor Site Admin  | Quote: (Originally Posted by Alastair) Who am I? Hi Al - welcome on board. :DI live in Cheltenham and currently dive in a DIR team with Fraser and Clare. We all did our Tech-1 course together in 2005 and tend to dive off the South Coast.
__________________ Clare  . "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions....Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great." Interested in DIR dive training? Always happy to chat/answer questions so get in touch via PM or visit www.dirdiver.co.uk |
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