tmassey
Contributor
Yes, if you come in with a Generic VIP sticker, with no Instructor or Shop name or Certification number on it, we do ask for the paperwork to show it was completed.
Two things:
One, your website says that if the stickers are generic you either need to be the inspector *or* you need additional paperwork. Her complaint is she is the inspector, so why does she need additional paperwork? If you simply change that “or” to an “and”, there would be no argument. Of course, then the entire first half of the sentence is irrelevant: it doesn’t matter if you’re the inspector, you’re still gonna need some sort of paperwork.
Two, what exactly is “paperwork“? There’s nothing like an official form that needs to be completed. And if someone is going to fake a viz. by simply slapping a sticker on there, aren’t they just going to fake some “paperwork“? If someone brings in tanks with a generic sticker, and shows you their TDI inspector card, is that sufficient paperwork? That’s probably what would make @Marie13 happy as well. Doesn’t sound unreasonable to me.
Personally, I think every sticker should have some identification of who did the inspection. And to me, the name of a dive shop isn’t good enough. I have generic CTS stickers, but they have a spot for me to put my inspection number. Which is exactly what I do.
But in the end, I live a couple of states away from dive right in scuba, and don’t plan on getting any fills there in the immediate future… So Mike, you do what you have to do!