This thread has generated some very interesting and useful (and, at times, amusing) discussion. We have had several informative sub-discussions - on air sharing and vomiting underwater, for example, as well as the basis for many of our established habits and beliefs - which could easily become threads in themselves.
While I understand the OP's decision not to initially identify the resort, doing so unfortunately / unintentionally created some mis-impressions, through inaccurate transcription. Reading the actual statement (
https://buddydive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BDR-Safety-Measures-v3.pdf) in its entirety is quite instructive. And, as I said in a previous post, I would have no problem complying with what the resort is asking divers to do.
I do wonder if the approach to diving outlined in this document will become a 'new normal'. I personally don't see anything onerous in it. I have been going to the resort for many years, and would have no particular trouble adapting to the procedural changes outlined in the document. A little inconvenience, perhaps, but nothing notably challenging. Other divers will have different reactions - hopefully, they will be an informed, rather than abrupt and emotional reactions. I suspect that many dive operations will ultimately 'benefit' from the situation, in that they will more carefully examine their procedures, and look at what makes sense - what is reasonably safe, reasonably practical, reasonably efficient. One of the dive shops with which I am affiliated has already established an equipment cleaning procedure that is a definite improvement over what we were doing before, and the shop has established better guidelines for group trips to the local quarry, and for use of the shop's shelter at the quarry. The shop has started using Zoom meetings, for staff and customers, on a regular basis, which will be beneficial in the long run. Yes, that shop has also been hit hard, financially, so any 'benefit' has to be considered in that context. But, it is surviving and it will be a better operation in the long run. I suspect the same is true for the resort in this thread, and others.