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No, it's not the normal course for a teacher, nor part of his training, but it happens all the time, especially if you teach Band as did I for years.. It's not apples & grapes. Divemasters are NOT trained to always keep all divers together (Nor is this always the case on the school trip). As a DIT, I've read exstensively about DM vantage points-"in water" (with the whole group, or staying with one buddy team with an inexperienced diver,etc.-the others being on their own) or "out-of-water" (most common form of supervision) -on the boat ready to assist if someone surfaces in an emergency, looking for bubbles (I guess all you'd know seeing them is that somebdy is still breathing), and being aware of where the O2 and other emergency equipment is on board. With the exception of in-water supervision of an entire group whose dive plan is to stay together (popular in many tropical locations, I know), I would say that the other scenarios are exactly like the teacher at that hotel.
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