Saw this on a FB scuba group this morning. You really have to wonder about the instructor allowing it to be posted with the standards violations.
FB posting - standards violations - how many can you pick out?
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Did a bit of googling and found the instructor and course standards.
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I’m told by a FL friend that at least one shop has reported this instructor to the NAUI training department.
"threw" should have been "through". 
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What I come up with:
Much deeper than the 150ft course limit.
I saw all single tanks. Jacket BCs. The deco reg hose is configured very odd around the hose retainer in one photo. Cross body configuration of deco bottle rather than on one side.
5 students. I believe 4 is max.
Much deeper than the 150ft course limit.
I saw all single tanks. Jacket BCs. The deco reg hose is configured very odd around the hose retainer in one photo. Cross body configuration of deco bottle rather than on one side.
5 students. I believe 4 is max.
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"threw" should have been "through".
That appears to be from the charter op, not the instructor!
Not surprised.
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You seem to have knowledge of instructor?
Another one: the way the pony is mounted on that tank. Usually done on the side. I wonder if the diver took out anyone else on the boat when turning around. The whole thing is just epic chaos.
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Other shots folks have pointed out.
No, not of the instructor, but the industry is rife with this sort of thing. There is so much normalization of deviance and insufficient learning in courses throughout much of the industry. So many students get certified that don't meet performance requirements or are placed in danger (try scuba students left alone in the mouth of a cave. DM later guides them inside without lights even - this is often their first experience on scuba), but the agencies look the other way. It frustrates the hell out of me.
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