Popeye
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jhnsndn once bubbled...
I'm having a moral dilema maybe people on this board can help me with. I'm planning on starting the PADI DM course in August. There is a person I know who is going to start it with me at the same LDS. I have dove with this person a couple of times in the past, he is still pretty much a newbie. He has confided in me that he is going to have his wife sign his log book for dives he didn't do, just so he can meet the requirements for the DM course.
My dilema is this, do I tell the LDS what he is planning on doing? I feel that it really isn't my place to question how the LDS runs their business. But on the other hand I have an obligation to my fellow divers. I would feel very guilty if a student got hurt because of this moron's stupidity.
So, should I tell the LDS? If so, how do I go about starting that discussion. I've been try to convince this person that he isn't ready for the DM course and I'm hoping he won't pursue it yet.
Help!!!
I think telling the LDS without confronting the individual before hand is a little lame, it would make you a RAT.
The problem you have is with the individual, you should take it directly to him.
If I was in your shoes, I'd offer to help this guy obtain whatever dives and experience he needs to start the course honestly.
I'd also make it clear that I would not allow him to procede dishonestly, whatever that requires, and that puts the ball back in his court.
Keep in mind that if the LDS trains him properly, the prerequisite dives are fairly inconsequencial, since the number is low anyway.
But the point is integrity, yours and his.
Consider that point.