hamilton
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I read this thread with interest, having been to Oz last year and partaken in various above and below water activities.
I opted not to do a 'normal' dive on my Whitsunday charter, largely 'cos the viz was poor... and I think I talked a few potential newbie divers out of DSD's for the same reason. We all spent a happy few hours snorkelling instead.
Our boat also picked up another snorkeller, from another boat, who'd been left behind.
This was some months after 'Open Water' the movie had been released (loosely based on an Oz 'divers left in the water' situation). go figure.
We all had a good laugh... and I gave the boat ops a hard time about it back in port.
As it relates to this thread: there is a _very_ cursory approach to safety and diving 'due process' in general in the Whitsunday charters, as it is a very high volume operation. As a newbie diver/DSD customer, it would be difficult to make a reasonable assessment of 'safety' - even now, it's hard to get a good 'feel' of a dive-ops approach, whether it's Oz, Egypt, Africa, until you're in the water and the chips are down.
To Jack: commiserations, but at least you walked away, and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I have details of some reputable dive shops in London, if you're interested in getting wet again.... at the very least, check out the galleries here and see what you've been missing. Oh, and leave the lawyers alone, life's too short to get involved with them.
pax,
h.
I opted not to do a 'normal' dive on my Whitsunday charter, largely 'cos the viz was poor... and I think I talked a few potential newbie divers out of DSD's for the same reason. We all spent a happy few hours snorkelling instead.
Our boat also picked up another snorkeller, from another boat, who'd been left behind.
This was some months after 'Open Water' the movie had been released (loosely based on an Oz 'divers left in the water' situation). go figure.
We all had a good laugh... and I gave the boat ops a hard time about it back in port.
As it relates to this thread: there is a _very_ cursory approach to safety and diving 'due process' in general in the Whitsunday charters, as it is a very high volume operation. As a newbie diver/DSD customer, it would be difficult to make a reasonable assessment of 'safety' - even now, it's hard to get a good 'feel' of a dive-ops approach, whether it's Oz, Egypt, Africa, until you're in the water and the chips are down.
To Jack: commiserations, but at least you walked away, and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I have details of some reputable dive shops in London, if you're interested in getting wet again.... at the very least, check out the galleries here and see what you've been missing. Oh, and leave the lawyers alone, life's too short to get involved with them.
pax,
h.
