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What penalties? The civil penalty for any such infraction is $50. If the noncriminal infraction has caused or resulted in the death of another, the court may require the person who committed the infraction to perform 120 community service hours in addition to any other penalties. The boater...

Most divers would mount that regulator to the tank with the high pressure hose on top and low pressure hoses on the bottom. It becomes a question of, is your hose on the wrong side or is the reg mounted upside down.

That is a backwards way of doing things, also contrary to standards. EFR is a prerequisite for rescue, not something to be done afterwards.

Your info isn't useless if you can explain to us how you expect those contaminants to enter the tank. I have already mentioned a possible source for CO contamination in an earlier post. How do you think CO2 and H2S would enter the tank and how likely is that to happen? There is a big...

CO can easily be introduced into a tank if any kind of engine exhaust is near the air intake for the compressor. How do you foresee dangerous levels of H2S or CO2 being introduced into your tanks?

The vast majority of PADI instructors go thru the full Instructor Development Course not just the Open Water Scuba Instructor course. The first part of the IDC is the Assistant Instructor Course. The prerequisites for the course are what I posted above. The website might be incorrect, the...

That is incorrect, the prerequisites for attending a PADI Instructor Development Course are: 1.Dive Leader certification — PADI Divemaster or leadership-level certification with a recognized recreational diver training organization who is either: a. an instructor member in good standing...

If you really feel strongly about it you can report the instructor to NAUI. I think an argument could be made that he violated the portion of the NAUI Instructor Code of Ethics that states: The NAUI Instructor is pledged to promote “Dive Safety Through Education.” In fulfilling...

From the instructor manual: Standards and Procedures Ensure that student divers have a personal set of current PADI materials for study and use during the course and for reference afterward, to include, at a minimum, the course manual (book, digital or app version) unless unavailable in a...

Maybe PADI Europe requires every diver to buy the DVD but it isn't required in the states. It's only required that they watch the video. The dive shop can have the whole class sit down and watch the shop's copy of it if they want to. By the way, that is the old video, PADI released a new one...

It wouldn't affect PADI at all, they make their money from selling materials and processing certifications. Their costs aren't affected at all by the length of the course. The dive shops and instructors are the ones who would be making less money unless they raised their rates. If you want...

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From the course director's manual: "Alternate Location IDCs are generally conducted in areas where there are no PADI Five Star IDCs and Career Development Centers. Many immature markets are prime locations for instructor development, yet do not have established dive centers. Alternate Location...

Rainbow Reef definitely gives you the option of diving without the DM/guide. The guide is provided free of charge but you do not have to use their services. I have made many dives with them, if it was a new site to me then I followed the guide, if I was familiar with the site then my buddy and...

Yes, when your husband logs into the e-learning program it will prompt him to "affiliate" with a dive shop and then that shop will get a percentage of the e-learning fee. If he will be doing the CW and OW with Robert then it makes sense that you would want him to be the one who receives the...

There is still nothing in the standards that requires the students to have a timer, even if diving tables. The instructor or certified assistant diving with the students is required to have a computer or timing device but the students are not. A computer or timing device is required for...

Not doing the alternate air ascent was a violation as well as going deeper than 60 feet. However, even though I feel that each diver should have their own timing device, PADI standards do not require it for OW students.

The pressure difference between fresh and salt water isn't enough to account for this. The pressure of 34 ft of fresh water = the equivalent of 33 ft of salt water so unless the fresh water pool is 136 feet deep then there shouldn't be a 4 ft discrepancy in the depth readout. (Or 119 ft if you...

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