Deadman Diving

[KathyV]

I posted this thread in the Marine Life and Ecosystems forum but this may be the more appropriate forum since the report comes from Indonesia:

Deadman Diving?

 

[Bert van den Berg]

I don't like the coral damage aspect but Deadman diving doesn't seem to be a whole lot different than the "discover scuba" dives offered by PADI.

At least the Deadman diving is a one-on-one experience whereas an instructor can take multiple!e (I believe three) inexperienced people on a discover scuba dive.

Having said the above, we would hope that the "guide" is a properly trained instructor.

 

[Jonn]

It's one of several ways to package and sell an underwater experience to folks who don't want to put a lot of time and money into it. Chinese package tours, cruise ships, school groups, etc. Nothing wrong with that in principle. Some of these folks will eventually get more interested, and in a decade or two will be leading rebreather expeditions at 200' and posting here at scubaboard. Interest and awareness is always a good thing, accessibility is what drives that. If they wreck the reef and grab random fauna it's because they're assholes, and you don't need to be a non-diver for that (although it does help). It's a separate issue. And you gotta admit: it's more safer and more dignified then those Scubadoo things, right?!