M-Cameron
Contributor
this will not perhaps answer your specific but it wi9ll show what somwone will attempt to accuse you on .
Diver Sued for Abandoning Buddy: Undercurrent 03/2004
Your Liability as a Buddy: Undercurrent 03/2002
“Diver’s widow sues his buddy”
Dive Buddies: Legal Liability And You
these were found in no more than a minute. further SB is full of discussions regarding the responsibilities of divers
Again I will say even if there is a suit attempted and it fails,,, you still have to be put through the process and expence of probably successsfully defending. yourself.
Many topics on this board have resulted in discussions that were spawned by comments like
EVEN IF I AM A DM I ONLY GIVE THEM MY OW CARD SO NO ASSUMPTIIONS ARE MADE OF MY ROLE.
It is quickly followed up with the next comment.
IF ASOMETHING HAPPENS ETH LAWYERS WILL GET THE PASSENGER LIST AND LOOK UP THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO DETERMINE WHO WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SUIT.
I have never said that I would refuse assisting,, like some are assuming. What I have said is that I understand the hesitance to get involved based o n many articles and threads on various boards including SB. I have also said that it is reasonable to expect anyone to walk away as a self protective bahavior to protect themselves their families, assets and their lifestyles.
how does ones level of training have any bearing on the links you provided?
yeah, you can get sued....it sucks...... but there is nothing in the links you provided that indicated that they were sued because of their certifications...... unless you just simply refuse to interact with anyone, there’s nothing to prevent that....hell my barista could sue me because she didn’t like how I ordered my coffee....
you are not legally responsible for anyone’s safety by agreeing to be a dive buddy.... the very links you posted say as such....., so you cannot be held liable for failing To save them....regardless of your level of training
So I’m still confused on why y’all are saying not to get a rescue cert?.... I can only assume it’s because you are making assumption of our legal system that are not based in actual facts
this is literally no different than trying to sue a firefighter for failing to save someone from a fire...... surely those highly trained firefighters would be getting sued all the time!......buuuuut they’re not