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People normally want to see a cert card to rent gear or fill tanks.
1. What is the most appropriate way to respond to people with no diving experience who ask about these products
4. Is the arrival of these devices going to lead to state or federal regulation of diving?
They are toys at real gear prices and probably be in a closet collecting dust in no time at all.
As long as these new kids on the scuba block send out approate warning and training material, I doubt there will be many problems.
I'm not based in the USA - but I'll ask the question for those who are. In America is training checked/required in order for you to buy scuba diving equipment? Everywhere in the world, I've dived no one will check levels of training before selling you equipment.
If not are your dive shops and websites wreckless to sell you a twinset etc before checking? The argument here is that people need to be informed of all potential problems. When I buy tanks the only thing I'm informed off is the price.
If not are your dive shops and websites wreckless to sell you a twinset etc before checking? The argument here is that people need to be informed of all potential problems. When I buy tanks the only thing I'm informed off is the price.