SPG3K
Contributor
I would not have gotten certified nor spent 2k+ at my LDS if I had to be cert'd first to buy gear.
I wanted my own equipment with which I held the maintenance records, knew the history of, and was comfortable with before I would even put a finned-foot in the pool, let alone open water.
The LDS and/or diving in general would have lost a member had I been required to show a card before gear purchase.
Tanks, however - I completely agree with and understand needing a card to acquire. Thats common sense. Scuba gear in and of itself does not give me the ability to kill myself anymore than a swimming suit does. Compressed air, however, changes the argument.
I wanted my own equipment with which I held the maintenance records, knew the history of, and was comfortable with before I would even put a finned-foot in the pool, let alone open water.
The LDS and/or diving in general would have lost a member had I been required to show a card before gear purchase.
Tanks, however - I completely agree with and understand needing a card to acquire. Thats common sense. Scuba gear in and of itself does not give me the ability to kill myself anymore than a swimming suit does. Compressed air, however, changes the argument.