Dogbowl
Contributor
Up here in Canada, I've never heard of a DM being on the boat, let alone dive with the guests. In Tobermory, you can hire an Instructor or DM to come with you, but I don't think it happens very often.
Having certified in the Caribbean, no DM in the water came as quite a surprise. Knowing that cold water diving is a different beast than warm water tropical diving, we thought hiring a DM would be prudent. After checking on prices (DM = $150 + 2-tank charter = $85), we decided to forego local (Canadian) diving at least for now.
We are realizing more and more how spoiled we are by Caribbean diving...and we