Cenote tour with a solo operator... how do I know he's safe?

[inquis]

DAN dive accident coverage is valid in Mexico.

 

[34109411]

DAN dive accident coverage is valid in Mexico.

beside dan...for the general joe that goes diving like once a year...still no local insurance from Tour operator.

 

[inquis]

IMO, the once-a-year divers are more likely to have an issue than the frequent divers. Small price for peace of mind? (FWIW, I wouldn't trust any operator's liability insurance, even in the US.)

 

[34109411]

IMO, the once-a-year divers are more likely to have an issue than the frequent divers. Small price for peace of mind? (FWIW, I wouldn't trust any operator's liability insurance, even in the US.)

i totally agree with you so let's put it that away this concept of insurance is not part of a business plan in mexico either people like it or not.

 

[alwayssummer]

I also hope the once a year diver does an open water dive (or a few) to tune up before they jump into a cenote.

 

[WillieJustice]

DAN dive accident coverage is valid in Mexico.

This is why I have DAN coverage for my wife and me. And she doesn't even dive.

 

[halocline]

I had been discussing doing a cenote dive with someone at my hotel in PDC. She came back from yoga today and explained that she was introduced to an instructor who works for a well known shop that has a good reputation here on scubaboard. If you ask for recommendations for cenote diving from PDC, their name will come up. The shop allows him to use their gear to run tours on his own. I've verified his instructor status with PADI and he sent us a document showing his identity documents. I believe he's really an instructor. Is there any way to know about his safety record?

If he’s working out of an established shop with a good reputation, he’s probably fine as far as safety practices go. The cenote tours for OW divers are pretty cut and dried in terms of policy, limits, and there are hundreds of them safely conducted every single day.

I’m not sure what you’re really asking about with regards to liability insurance. It’s different in Mexico; there’s not the same level of litigation down there, and I don’t believe shops carry the same kind of policies they would in the U.S. All divers should carry personal DAN insurance; it’s crazy cheap given the expense of a dive accident. What is is that you’re trying to determine with the insurance question?