lifeisfullofgooddives:Yeah you would think that...but then your not taking into account that morons have power in this country.
I remember my dad having to go to court because a neighbor reported, the deck we built in our back yard, to the city....And we had to have it inspected, plans drawn up, and have multiple folks sign off on our weekend project...
And not sure about you but I get scared thinking about some of the people I have seen diving getting the idea to certify something they made to go diving..
I think the easiest solution is to use your own boat or only use people who are willing to let you do what you want (good luck with that)
While I don't much like legislation, or the tree-house analogy (with respect to life support equipment) , I do think the statement above speaks to how people decide what constitutes "safe". I think we have seen dorks of all size and shapes in every realm. That being the case, we do have to look out for one another as the potential for some knucklehead to hurt themselves & others in the process can be quite large. I have seen it time and time again.
I was loosely involved in a situation where an incompetent ex-RB turned turtle UW. He had been trained by an instructor who was less then genuine (and in my eyes incompetent) who also turned up dead. This was a case that seemed to scaffold incompetence - ending the circle with what could only be a final conclusion. Luckily, they did not hurt anyone else, but left loved ones and others to clean up.
If anything, I have found that true idiots will almost require 4- 8 X the effort, 4 - 8x times the expense and are never honest about their intent. These folks need someone to have a look at what they're doing.
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