(Actually, this thread could be called...Would you teach someone to dive...it's not a slam on instructors).
If not for the litigious nature of our (US) society would we really "need" instructors?
I'm not saying that we wouldn't but I'm just posing the question. In several other sports most training if not all in some cases is done by mentoring.
We have mentoring in scuba in additional to traditional instructors/courses.
If you didn't have to worry about the legal aspects of teaching someone else to scuba dive would you do it? (assume either calm warm water nearby or access to a pool)
Would you do it for strangers, close friends, family members?
Assume that there were no legal issues and that getting air would be no problem without "a card".
There would be no time pressure and you could be a through as you wanted...
If not for the litigious nature of our (US) society would we really "need" instructors?
I'm not saying that we wouldn't but I'm just posing the question. In several other sports most training if not all in some cases is done by mentoring.
We have mentoring in scuba in additional to traditional instructors/courses.
If you didn't have to worry about the legal aspects of teaching someone else to scuba dive would you do it? (assume either calm warm water nearby or access to a pool)
Would you do it for strangers, close friends, family members?
Assume that there were no legal issues and that getting air would be no problem without "a card".
There would be no time pressure and you could be a through as you wanted...
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