Pools are different but I don't think it is really that hard once you get the basic concepts down. I do agree the last code cycle and the upcoming 2008 will add some unnecessary confusion to things that should be easier to define.
Usually what happens is the pool contractors abnd AHJ decide on how they are going to wire the light and build the grid, then they all get done that way. There are a lot of things in the code that define alternate ways of doing things but 99% of the time it all looks the same.
It appears the pool steelers will be establishing the deck grid when they steel the shell. All the wiring is generally THHN in RNC with a green EGC and they loop #8 solid to create the bonding.
It really looks pretty simple once you see it happen.
