AfterDark
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This thread is getting surreal.
This thread shows why solo diving could be the norm in the future.
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This thread is getting surreal.
Part of the nonsense of this legal side.....
There is no way some ridiculous legal contract, is going to make a coward or even an "average" man, act Heroically like a Navy SEAL would...the words on paper cease to exist in the heat of battle, and the true nature of the man defines his actions....In a potentially catastrophic Diving scenario, all the same elements are in play....If you have chosen well, your buddy will BE the man or woman you need them to be, when the chips are down....If you have chosen poorly, as in expecting a written contract - to turn a coward into a hero....then you may never make a mistake again.
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And another thing.... I have always said that diving is NOT for EVERYONE. There are "Never-evers" ( people that can-not be trained), and many people that just make lousy divers. Maybe divers today account for 5% of the total US population ( probably less). Of this 5%, probably less than one in one hundred, of the 5% ..... have anything close to the ADVENTURE SPIRIT and the HEROIC POTENTIAL required to "BE" the buddy you would want to have in a Catastrophic scenario. This is why your choice of buddy is your most important gear choice, and why so much screening and in-water testing of this choice, is required for you to KNOW that you have the right buddy.....and this is why you need to cultivate good buddy relationships, and make these people important and part of, your daily life.
The divers that THINK they are too busy to develop strong buddy relationships, and who would instead hope to compel a stranger to ACT like a HERO or a Buddy -- by a quick stroke of a pen on a written contract---these divers are seriously deluded, and bad for the sport--as well as being divers that dive with the protection of paper tigers--they think they have backup plans, but in reality they do not.
You make good points. Perhaps a bit utopian, but good points.
Since I like your thought processes, let me ask: If, at the beginning of a dive, you thumbed the dive, would your buddy (the one about whom you write) stick with you until you were back on the boat? (Yes or no)
Everyone is invited to answer.
My next question will be based on your answer(s).
You make good points. Perhaps a bit utopian, but good points.
Since I like your thought processes, let me ask: If, at the beginning of a dive, you thumbed the dive, would your buddy (the one about whom you write) stick with you until you were back on the boat? (Yes or no)
Everyone is invited to answer.
My next question will be based on your answer(s).
It does not take a buddy team ( two instructors) to lead 2 or 4 students--these as buddy pairs, not expected to help the instructor if the instructor was in need of assistance.
I actually agree with most of your post Dan...Amazing right?
The last blurb is concerning to me though......I wouldnt have students in OW if I didnt believe that they could render assistance to me in an emergency. Train them right and they will be plenty capable of doing so. What is the difference between a student on thier first or second dive in OW and a certified diver one dive after thier class? There shouldnt be any reason that a student cant be competently trained to render assistance to thier buddy, even if it is thier instructor.