Who disagrees with DIR and why?

[DiveCaptDean]

Oh yeah...I dont recall ever stating that i hated DIR, or even that i disliked DIR..i'm pretty sure that i have only ever said that i dont believe in some of their priciples....I agree with you that it would be hard to convince most that solo diving is an acceptable form of diving....but there are those out there that think it is safer in certain circumstances. For the most part..where this is believed is well beyond any training that i have, and probably will ever have...but it does exist. I would imagine that many of you out there have this certification..TDI has it...Many believe that after completing your Advanced Nitrox Decompression proceedures classes, that you have completed the work of the solo diver class. What about instructors....if you are an instructor for an agency like PADI, Naui, SSI how can you fit into the DIR program...is this equipment configuration accepted by these agencies for an instructor to wear...in essence, you are a solo diver....or at least 2/3 of a solo diver...do you get a bye for this, or are their provisions for it in the DIR bible.