ams511
Contributor
Conjecture at its best...
You can scuba without training. It is not against the law!
You cant get fills at dive store, get insurance or go on a dive charter- but you can dive privately using your own equipment, boat and even own a compressor to fill the tanks (it isn't rocket science). Notice they will sell you the gear without a card????
And in anycase, if the style of a BCD inflator is big drama for you to figure out; maybe that rescue ticket you got isn't worth so much anyhow........
If you want to spend tens of thousands of dollars you can buy your own boat, compressor, tanks and travel off the beaten path to dive or get certified and follow industry / governmental rules.
If you cannot figure out how to use a conventional inflator then your training is worth less than mine.