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From: "David Hale" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 4:58 PM
Subject: [SCUBA-SE] DIR and Hogarthian


> Not to derail the who is and who is not DIR thread,
> but I have always thought that Hogarthian is mostly a
> philosophy of diving where DIR is more specifically a
> system. I did a google search and found an article by
> GIII on DIR and JJ on Hog:
>
> http://www.wkpp.org/articles/Gear/newgeorge.html
>
> "A good SCUBA equipment configuration needs to carry
> through all of your diving, from open water to cave in
> such a fashion that the addition of items necessary
> for each dive does not in any way interfere with or
> change the existing configuration. Diving with the
> same configuration allows the same response to
> emergency at all times while reducing effective task
> loading due to familiarity . In other words, it not
> only helps solve problems, it prevents them. "

Clearly comments on Hogarthian configurations by a gentleman of the sport.
JJ has always been the group's best ambassador, at least until Andrew came
along.  Without looking very hard, you can also find places where JJ has
been quite specific that there is only one DIR, setting a pretty clear line
between DIR and Hogarthian.  If the copyright goes though, I suspect there
will be a shift in just what DIR means.  Commercial interest tends to
moderate one's committment to a single product line.  8^)

Lee