ArcticDiver
Contributor
PerroneFord:Well,...Maybe recreational SCUBA will never get there.
We will when we demand the same type safety standards as are customary in other industries.
It is fairly common in industrial accidents for accident investigations to result in significant changes in safety protocols. Certainly there are always the rice bowl arguements; no system is perfect. But, at least the fundamental causal data is available to the decsion makers.
Someone always brings up the spectre of government regulation. Well that doesn't have to be. As you said the cave diving segment has made a good start on developing a satisfactory program.