David Strike wrote:

> Perhaps it is 'broken' but there's a refusal to recognise the fact!
> The qualifications of US trained commercial divers seeking work in the
> offshore industry outside, say, the Gulf of Mexico, and in, (as additional
> examples), the North Sea; The Gulf; the Indian Ocean; the South China Sea,
> etc., are usually not recognised unless they also possess a
competency-based
> training qualification issued by organisations such as the HSE (UK), or
ADAS
> (Oz).  Why should this be so?

My comment about not being broken refers to the recreational side of diving,
not the kind of commercial diving you are referring to.  What you are
talking about is not something I'm familiar enough with to respond.  You are
one of two former commercial divers I know and the only one who has shared
even limited information on your commercial experiences.  That, the news wne
something goes wrong, and the magazine advertisements that suggest that
attending commercial diving shool will somehow make you into a young woman
that looks good in a bikini are pretty much the extent of my knowledge of
commercial diving.

Lee