A post on another thread hit me very hard and I just want to ask "the community" if it is just me or....
What do you believe is a diver's responsibility to his (her) family? It seems to me that since we all know that diving is a "high risk" activity, then a diver should have a special responsibility to make sure that:
a. His diving is as safe as it can be; and
b. His "estate" is as squared away as it can be -- down to, and including, appropriate insurance.
A while ago I was in a class (heliox) and the instructor talked about a dive he did where something went badly wrong with his buddy's gear while they were down around 250'. While they were able to get the problem solved, it apparently was a huge wake up call to the buddy -- who just happened to be a new father -- that he was doing something that was truly risky AND that he had responsibilities to his family he hadn't properly considered.
I do NOT want this to be a comment on any one -- but the other post did get me to thinking and I decided to ask the question.
What is a diver's responsibility to his family?
What say y'all?
What do you believe is a diver's responsibility to his (her) family? It seems to me that since we all know that diving is a "high risk" activity, then a diver should have a special responsibility to make sure that:
a. His diving is as safe as it can be; and
b. His "estate" is as squared away as it can be -- down to, and including, appropriate insurance.
A while ago I was in a class (heliox) and the instructor talked about a dive he did where something went badly wrong with his buddy's gear while they were down around 250'. While they were able to get the problem solved, it apparently was a huge wake up call to the buddy -- who just happened to be a new father -- that he was doing something that was truly risky AND that he had responsibilities to his family he hadn't properly considered.
I do NOT want this to be a comment on any one -- but the other post did get me to thinking and I decided to ask the question.
What is a diver's responsibility to his family?
What say y'all?