Guy Alcala
Contributor
How did they look on scuba?
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Just as you'd expect; terrified of mask clearing, OOG drills, doff and don, etc in the pool. In short, they struggled, and were always a step away from incipient panic. They were getting warm water referrals so they weren't in our OW dives; I'm just glad I wasn't responsible for them.
Of course, if I had been the instructor I would have told them that before taking scuba lessons with me, they needed to take some swimming lessons and get far more comfortable in the water. In our local conditions I consider it [-]just short of[/-] criminal to take people with such poor watermanship into the ocean, with or without scuba gear. Could I do it? Sure, and they'd almost certainly survive. But I won't, as I'd consider it personal negligence. And at that level of incompetence, I'd consider myself personally negligent to take those two into any water more than chest deep, regardless of gear or conditions.
Guy