did you miss type? 51 feet for 15 feet??
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nowadays, I either go with friends who are DIR or is an experiences diver with 300 to 400 dives because I want to stay longer.
If I had such high standards for buddies, I wouldn't get to dive at all. Do you make them fill out an application? Holy cow.
Mine says the only reason certification can be witheld after the student exhibits mastery of the skills set forth in the standards is for non payment.
From page 18 of the General Standards and Procedures section of the PADI Instructor mannual:
That's pretty much what it says. The instructor is required to present the student something in writing giving specific reasons for not qualifying for certification.NAUI is different in this respect. I don't have my standards in front of me but something in there basically says if you wouldn't feel comfortable letting them dive with your loved ones don't certify them. You ARE expected to give them a chance to become "ready" to dive.
(Anybody got a standards manual handy?)
Ber :lilbunny:
Interestingly, that section only covers withholding certs for monetary concerns, and the risk management section says nothing.
Here's a scenario: you're about to give a student a card and he says, "great, I'm going to smoke crack and shoot down to 130 feet now". Suppose he's been saying that earlier in the class. Do you: A-issue the card because he can do U/W skills or B-withhold certification because you feel he has an unsafe attitude towards diving and will most likely kill himself once your back is turned?
NAUI would most likely back my decision to send this joker packing. PADI, I don't know. It would be interesting to call them and ask.
Assuming that the diver met all the prerequisites, including singing the statement of understanding of safe diving practices that discusses drug use and diving, I would call PADI and explain the situation to them prior to transmitting the pic.