jbm
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Is anyone here aware of any sites that publish results of diving accident investigations??
Best regards; jbm
Best regards; jbm
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blacknet
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Hello,
To my understanding it does not exist due to libality and privacy concerns. You would have to contact the law enforcment/medical office(s) to get copies of the reports on a case by case issue. I am told that DAN keeps some figures but DAN is also hesitant to release info like that.
Ed
To my understanding it does not exist due to libality and privacy concerns. You would have to contact the law enforcment/medical office(s) to get copies of the reports on a case by case issue. I am told that DAN keeps some figures but DAN is also hesitant to release info like that.
Ed
I tried to find out this a little while ago and ran into a brick wall.
I contacted PADI several times and only got a response after posting a link to the thread in my e-mail.
I had heard about an uncontrolled ascent injury which happend here locally and wanted to find out exactly what happened.
Heres the link:
http://www.scubaboard.com/t4700/s.html
I contacted PADI several times and only got a response after posting a link to the thread in my e-mail.
I had heard about an uncontrolled ascent injury which happend here locally and wanted to find out exactly what happened.
Heres the link:
http://www.scubaboard.com/t4700/s.html
blacknet
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Hello,
May want to contact the shop/site where it occured at and find out. If it was a death the sherifs department may have something. However it may take an act of congress to find the data.
Personaly I would not want my info posted everywhere for people to see. It would be humilating and somewhat degrading to me.
Ed
May want to contact the shop/site where it occured at and find out. If it was a death the sherifs department may have something. However it may take an act of congress to find the data.
Personaly I would not want my info posted everywhere for people to see. It would be humilating and somewhat degrading to me.
Ed
You are probably not going to get "official" reports from the various investigating agencies due to - as other have said - fears of litigation.
One source of "sanitized" versions of incidents can be found in the Lessons For Life on the Rodales's side/magazine.
One source of "sanitized" versions of incidents can be found in the Lessons For Life on the Rodales's side/magazine.
Quote: Personaly I would not want my info posted everywhere for people to see. It would be humilating and somewhat degrading to me.
Ed. How about if you were going to choose an instructor for yourself or someone you know?
I agree, releasing this information could be degrading to some. (Or, it could defend others without fault) But, to others it could be a lifesaver.
Dive Safe!
Vettster
Ed. How about if you were going to choose an instructor for yourself or someone you know?
I agree, releasing this information could be degrading to some. (Or, it could defend others without fault) But, to others it could be a lifesaver.
Dive Safe!
Vettster
Lost Yooper
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Talking about accidents and fatalities is not in the diving industry's best financial interest. Agencies and such will rave about how safe diving is (which it is) in their classes, but hardly touch on those accidents that do exist. The last thing they want is to discuss accidents and fatalities in depth.
Mike
Mike
blacknet
Contributor
Vettster,
AHHH the classic point indeed! Here's my take on that.
An average diver has the right to keep private information about themselves simply because they are not doing a public service. An instructor should not have that right. There should be a 'rap sheet' on all shops/instructors/trainers/etc.. Reason is simple. Take 2 instructors, A and B. Would you take classes from instructor A if he/she had 6 dead divers in the past? OR would you take classes from instructor B who does not have a death in the past? Call it profiling but I would opt for instructor B (after looking at other criteria).
You walk into any resturant in the US they *MUST* display the health inspeciton reports. It shouldn't be any different for the diving community as both bad food and bad instructors can kill you.
Ed
AHHH the classic point indeed! Here's my take on that.
An average diver has the right to keep private information about themselves simply because they are not doing a public service. An instructor should not have that right. There should be a 'rap sheet' on all shops/instructors/trainers/etc.. Reason is simple. Take 2 instructors, A and B. Would you take classes from instructor A if he/she had 6 dead divers in the past? OR would you take classes from instructor B who does not have a death in the past? Call it profiling but I would opt for instructor B (after looking at other criteria).
You walk into any resturant in the US they *MUST* display the health inspeciton reports. It shouldn't be any different for the diving community as both bad food and bad instructors can kill you.
Ed
Inspector#2
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I don't know just how accurate or credible these reports are. I only had time to look around the site and not really look at the reports. They have reports not just from Saudi but also looks like around the world. Might be enough to learn something from.
http://www.saudidiving.com/scuba-accidents1.htm
Dave
http://www.saudidiving.com/scuba-accidents1.htm
Dave
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