Ayisha
Contributor
This accident didn't occur in Quebec, so it has nothing to do with the FQAS. I believe the FQAS was developed because of seemingly preventable accidents on the Empress of Ireland, etc. The implication of mentioning that we might need an FQAS type of regulatory body in Ontario seems to be that we're having an inordinate number of accidents, whereas 4 - 5 fatalities per year have been the average for many years.
I mentioned in my post above that none of the fatalities this year would have been preventable by a permit and listed the causes of each accident/death. The only one that we're not sure yet of the official reason for the accident is this one, so that may be one preventable accident out of four SCUBA fatalities.
I mentioned in my post above that none of the fatalities this year would have been preventable by a permit and listed the causes of each accident/death. The only one that we're not sure yet of the official reason for the accident is this one, so that may be one preventable accident out of four SCUBA fatalities.