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October 18, 2005
SS Tahoe: Hard Core Research Diving!
(first published 2005-07-18) While killing time on MLK Day at Monterey's Coast Guard Jetty (aka "the Breakwater"), my buddy Barbara and I met a hulk of a man cleaning his scooter. Turns out he he was Martin McClellan, who runs a non-profit organization in Reno that is conducting dives on the SS Tahoe.
The SS Tahoe lies in 400 foot of water, and is Nevada's first underwater historic site. This sort of scientific diving is highly technical -- at the opposiute end of the spectrum from fish watching. A look at New Millennium's research diver standards page is a bit intimidating. Certification requirements include the standard Rescue, DAN O2, and CPR certs, but also also trimix, cave, and DIR fundamentals.
Very cool. Literally. Maybe some day I'll have the cojones myself to do such a dive!
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Posted by Dida at October 18, 2005 09:16 AM
Comments
I see some inconsistency in the requirements and heirarchies---The cave requirement is commendable, but it's just basic training. Also, NACD and NSS-CDS train most US cave divers; are these divers excluded--or does the requirement reflect Martin's GUE training.
(I note that all divers take GUE Fundamentals).
Posted by: Barbara/San Francisco at January 21, 2005 10:08 AM
