RaginCajun
Contributor
I went on a dive charter recently and nobody checked my C-Card!
No, I won't post their name publicly....for a few reasons.
First, is this illegal in some respect? I doubt that the PADI police will run around executing undercover SCUBA ID rings. Secondly, I was not very happy with the price structure for the dive and quality of the rental gear so I was a bit pissed when I stepped off the boat. This notwhistanding, I did go over to the shop and speak with the (dude on duty-no manager there). He explained things to me and in the end, they were only a few bucks high on tank rentals in my opinion, so it's not a big deal. Next time I'll ask more specific questions about other rental gear. I am glad that I went over to talk about my gripes and that I didn't haul off and post a half truthful post on the internet. I did point out that nobody checked my C-Card to the guy on duty and he took the comment seriously and indicated that he'd follow up on it.
So what do yall think? Is this a public outrage? Is it a legal issue, or it it no big deal? Should the shop be repremanded for checking no C-Cards on a 10+ person charter? Although I do not believe that any of the other divers lacked proper documentation, I was quite surprised.
No, I won't post their name publicly....for a few reasons.
First, is this illegal in some respect? I doubt that the PADI police will run around executing undercover SCUBA ID rings. Secondly, I was not very happy with the price structure for the dive and quality of the rental gear so I was a bit pissed when I stepped off the boat. This notwhistanding, I did go over to the shop and speak with the (dude on duty-no manager there). He explained things to me and in the end, they were only a few bucks high on tank rentals in my opinion, so it's not a big deal. Next time I'll ask more specific questions about other rental gear. I am glad that I went over to talk about my gripes and that I didn't haul off and post a half truthful post on the internet. I did point out that nobody checked my C-Card to the guy on duty and he took the comment seriously and indicated that he'd follow up on it.
So what do yall think? Is this a public outrage? Is it a legal issue, or it it no big deal? Should the shop be repremanded for checking no C-Cards on a 10+ person charter? Although I do not believe that any of the other divers lacked proper documentation, I was quite surprised.