Kevin Carlisle
Contributor
Its very poor business when the Staff calls someone and basically says you flamed us over your lack of experience and then LIES about the outcome of the call. Kinda shocking to tell the truth.
An overhead is an overhead and the RULES for diving them are there for reasons, proven reasons at that. There is no exception there and taking people there and not telling them about it is WRONG!! When you cant directly get to the surface you are in an overhead environment. Doesnt matter if its a ten foot swim through, it should be in the dive briefing and was not.
Her original post did not flame the mine, just that she didnt enjoy her experience. This isnt the first time this story has come out of there and it wont be the last. From 5 or 6 people I know that went there who are experienced they said it was ok for them, however they all saw weak guide skills and worry about the poor dive briefings as well as guide qualifications. Basically said some guides were good while others were there just to log dives. Probably what happens when you use free labor for guides, you get some that are excellent and some that arent.
Everyone that goes there is not going to enjoy it and the mine personnell will not always have good days. Instead of criticizing lack of experience maybe they should have asked, what did we do wrong or could have done better to make it more comfortable for lesser experienced divers. Or just asked from her view point was there anything that could have made it better without pointing fingers that it was her groups fault.
An overhead is an overhead and the RULES for diving them are there for reasons, proven reasons at that. There is no exception there and taking people there and not telling them about it is WRONG!! When you cant directly get to the surface you are in an overhead environment. Doesnt matter if its a ten foot swim through, it should be in the dive briefing and was not.
Her original post did not flame the mine, just that she didnt enjoy her experience. This isnt the first time this story has come out of there and it wont be the last. From 5 or 6 people I know that went there who are experienced they said it was ok for them, however they all saw weak guide skills and worry about the poor dive briefings as well as guide qualifications. Basically said some guides were good while others were there just to log dives. Probably what happens when you use free labor for guides, you get some that are excellent and some that arent.
Everyone that goes there is not going to enjoy it and the mine personnell will not always have good days. Instead of criticizing lack of experience maybe they should have asked, what did we do wrong or could have done better to make it more comfortable for lesser experienced divers. Or just asked from her view point was there anything that could have made it better without pointing fingers that it was her groups fault.