jimmy71
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I guess I need to review what the law says because I have always wondered. It is also expected that ANY certified diver should be able to manage their own air and nitrogen barring complications. If I am not being paid to lead or guide your dive, what responsibility do I have? I am not a DM, but I remember one telling me that the law or possibly the waiver states that while they are leading the dive, it is your choice and your choice alone if you choose to follow their directions. I believe this was to advert liability.
I will also say that I inform any one I dive with that this is my philosophy and if they are not OK with it, they should not dive with me. I do not want or expect them try to manage my dive, why should they expect that of me? Guess I will do some quick googling to find out if I am crazy wrong.
By this mentality, one could say that his buddy acted incorrectly by not knowing that the OP went into deco,l even if the OP did not realize it.
Jimmy
---------- Post added April 17th, 2012 at 01:16 PM ----------
Just finished reading this Scuba Diving Buddies: Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities by Phyllis G. Coleman :: SSRN <--- you can download the paper from the site for free.
Seems I will have to refuse the liability of an insta buddy and draft up a liability release for the people I commonly dive with....
I will also say that I inform any one I dive with that this is my philosophy and if they are not OK with it, they should not dive with me. I do not want or expect them try to manage my dive, why should they expect that of me? Guess I will do some quick googling to find out if I am crazy wrong.
By this mentality, one could say that his buddy acted incorrectly by not knowing that the OP went into deco,l even if the OP did not realize it.
Jimmy
---------- Post added April 17th, 2012 at 01:16 PM ----------
Just finished reading this Scuba Diving Buddies: Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities by Phyllis G. Coleman :: SSRN <--- you can download the paper from the site for free.
Seems I will have to refuse the liability of an insta buddy and draft up a liability release for the people I commonly dive with....