swimmer_spe
Contributor
There are many other "sports" that are more dangerous than ours. There are many other sports that have more expensive gear than ours.
There are not many sports that also have more expensive certifications.
We certify because?
I certified so that I could get gear that I want to use to go into the water.
Every dangerous activity has training for it, but not always required for ADULTS.
Every dangerous activity has safety gear, but it is not required all the time.
Every dangerous activity has the risk of death, and people do die.
Why am I certifying? Because someone figures that I have to do it.
Do I really need to know the whys when it comes to depth or speed of ascent/decent? No.
Is the diving community being too strict? Is it for monetary gain? Would we see the death rate skyrocket without the certification??
Maybe it is just another way of thinning the herd.
Just random thoughts.
There are not many sports that also have more expensive certifications.
We certify because?
I certified so that I could get gear that I want to use to go into the water.
Every dangerous activity has training for it, but not always required for ADULTS.
Every dangerous activity has safety gear, but it is not required all the time.
Every dangerous activity has the risk of death, and people do die.
Why am I certifying? Because someone figures that I have to do it.
Do I really need to know the whys when it comes to depth or speed of ascent/decent? No.
Is the diving community being too strict? Is it for monetary gain? Would we see the death rate skyrocket without the certification??
Maybe it is just another way of thinning the herd.
Just random thoughts.