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In previous articles, I offered some suggestions about the balance of education and experience. I have found that both play important roles when determining the quality of a diver but sometimes it is just not that easy to remember and apply.
This next series of Conch articles will present some basic ideas to consider and although most are totally logical in thought - they very often go untapped and un implemented. I'll break it down into three areas:
Part 1 of this series will focus on some obvious models that we should all follow in the areas of preparation, application and wrap up. In your Open Water training you learned that planning did not start on the boat as you were heading out to the reef but instead, planning steps are to begin months before a trip and the closer to the departure date the more precise your steps should be. But all the planning in the world can not replace some common sense ideas that you should take into account.