I spent two weeks in the Maldives, just came back on Sunday.
One day we get on the boat and there is this fortyish German guy with a little girl, who we later discovered was ten.
He gets geared up, and so does she.
The suit, which apparently had been bought two years ago when she first started diving was obviuolsy too small, and the smallest shortie the diving center had was way too big.
The BCD on the other hand, was way too big, she literally disappeared beneath and inside it.
The smallest tank the centre could provide was a 10 liters steel, huge in comparison to this girl's bodyframe.
Underwater she seemed fine, happy and at ease, but I wonder how much of the father's influence was behind her starting diving at the age of 8, though looking at the guy I strongly suspect she was more or less forced into it.
I'm with PADI, and most of the time I support them against all the bashing, but this is simply too much. :boom:
One day we get on the boat and there is this fortyish German guy with a little girl, who we later discovered was ten.
He gets geared up, and so does she.
The suit, which apparently had been bought two years ago when she first started diving was obviuolsy too small, and the smallest shortie the diving center had was way too big.
The BCD on the other hand, was way too big, she literally disappeared beneath and inside it.
The smallest tank the centre could provide was a 10 liters steel, huge in comparison to this girl's bodyframe.
Underwater she seemed fine, happy and at ease, but I wonder how much of the father's influence was behind her starting diving at the age of 8, though looking at the guy I strongly suspect she was more or less forced into it.
I'm with PADI, and most of the time I support them against all the bashing, but this is simply too much. :boom: