This post will add nothing of value to the discussion, but some might be amused by it.
Bob Bailey (NWGratefuldiver) posted a story of a required checkout dive he had to do, I think in Roatan, but I could be wrong. Due to some kind of transportation problem, he arrived late, after the required checkout dives were done, and he was told he had to miss the entire day of diving because of that. It did not matter that he was an instructor--he had to prove he could do the skills. He was pissed.
They got an instructor somewhere to do his checkout dive with him, which was really a pool/shallow water basic skills test. The instructor knelt in front of him and demonstrated the skills (mask clear, etc.) and then had him do the skills himself. Bob did the skills, but he did them while hovering in mid water in horizontal trim.
Not acceptable! He had to get down on his knees and prove he could do those skills the right way, damn it!
Bob Bailey (NWGratefuldiver) posted a story of a required checkout dive he had to do, I think in Roatan, but I could be wrong. Due to some kind of transportation problem, he arrived late, after the required checkout dives were done, and he was told he had to miss the entire day of diving because of that. It did not matter that he was an instructor--he had to prove he could do the skills. He was pissed.
They got an instructor somewhere to do his checkout dive with him, which was really a pool/shallow water basic skills test. The instructor knelt in front of him and demonstrated the skills (mask clear, etc.) and then had him do the skills himself. Bob did the skills, but he did them while hovering in mid water in horizontal trim.
Not acceptable! He had to get down on his knees and prove he could do those skills the right way, damn it!