CT-Rich
Contributor
When you are a freshly minted diver, you may not have a circle of dive buddies. He obviously didn’t. He heard about this dive spot with training platforms and came out to do what you had the luxury to do in the pool, dick around with his gear to become more comfortable.
It was nice of you to look out for him, but you are not the scuba police, so don’t feel like you need to be the enforcer. Offering a few helpful suggestions, like, “you looked a little heavy, I bet you could drop a couple of pounds on the next dive,” will likely be taken in the spirit they were offered.
Most LDS and clubs will have meet-up dives where newbies can find insta-buddies or people that they will partner up with over the long term. A bit like speed dating for divers. Every new diver starts out incompetent. We all start out water hazards. Some divers get the crap spooked out of them and never go back, some never learn jack.
It was nice of you to look out for him, but you are not the scuba police, so don’t feel like you need to be the enforcer. Offering a few helpful suggestions, like, “you looked a little heavy, I bet you could drop a couple of pounds on the next dive,” will likely be taken in the spirit they were offered.
Most LDS and clubs will have meet-up dives where newbies can find insta-buddies or people that they will partner up with over the long term. A bit like speed dating for divers. Every new diver starts out incompetent. We all start out water hazards. Some divers get the crap spooked out of them and never go back, some never learn jack.