Diving on Dilatin?! Then forgetting it...!!

[DandyDon]

I know a fellow - who forgot to take his Dilatin for a few days, as well as failing to tell anyone he had a history of seizures and was on the drug, then had one on a boat dock after a few shore dives. He stopped diving for a few weeks.

He just keeps lying - to operators, to boat-pick buddies, whomever. I talked to him a few weeks ago, and he said he'd quit totally, but hasn't. All I know to do refuse to dive with him.

Here's one response already...

It's a shame with your fellow there. If he wants to kill himself, it's his good right but does he have to take some innocent soul with him?

Any way of taking away his c-cards? would it help at all?

There's really nothing I could do, is there....?
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[scubafool]

Quietly spread the word? As in mention it to others that you both dive with. Seems to me that among responsible divers the word would spread, & eventually he would find himself out of dive buddies. Then again, I don't know the particular situation.

 

[DandyDon]

Quietly spread the word? As in mention it to others that you both dive with. Seems to me that among responsible divers the word would spread, & eventually he would find himself out of dive buddies. Then again, I don't know the particular situation.

I can appreciate how that might help in tight Florida Scuba circles, but Texas is more spread out, he's in an adjacent state, and our paths only cross occassionally.

Besides, I really prefer a more direct approach than gossip, anyway.

 

[aquaoren]

I can appreciate how that might help in tight Florida Scuba circles, but Texas is more spread out, he's in an adjacent state, and our paths only cross occassionally.

Besides, I really prefer a more direct approach than gossip, anyway.

The more direct approach would be to report him to his licensing agency and hope they suspend his c-card. This at least wouldn't allow him to go on cruises(if they check c-cards) but will not prevent him from diving localy and endangering other diver.
Other approach would be to report him to his LDS (or all in his area) and hope, they will stop filling his tanks.
Worst case: aren't there laws that prevent people from knowingly endangering other people lives?