That may be their rationale but I do not accept it as justification for interfering with a diver's gear in a non emergency situation. There is too much potential for creating an emergency. Some divers as stated here earlier react very negatively to someone touching their gear. An inexperienced diver may get stressed out thinking they are not managing their own dive adequately. When they feel themselves starting to sink due to the DM venting the air... they may over react and over inflate, flounder or do any number of unpredictable things.
IMHO nothing justifies interfering with a diver's equipment unless they are in a rescue situation or as part of a training course. I would certainly have spoken respectfully to the DM on the boat about what happened and why it happened. I would explain that I strongly disagree with interfering with a diver's gear in a non emergency situation.
IMHO nothing justifies interfering with a diver's equipment unless they are in a rescue situation or as part of a training course. I would certainly have spoken respectfully to the DM on the boat about what happened and why it happened. I would explain that I strongly disagree with interfering with a diver's gear in a non emergency situation.
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