I think they just don't know better. Instructor training isn't that great. I'm sure the OPs instructor also doesn't know better, he's making it harder for himself.
I used to dive a DIY sidemount harness for while. In a 7mm wet suit and 2 AL80s without any BC.
Several divers whom I told about this thought I was BSing them... they thought I must be lying because it wouldn't be possible to dive without a BC.
I told some of them to go an watch an episode of Flipper.
Or any episode of MIKE NELSON. I especially love the Supersonic Satellite episode. Opps, sorry off topic.
Yes the physicality of diving, has been replaced. NOT lost entirely though. NOAA divers still have to be physically fit. Which I suspect is why they don't teach diving in 2 days.
Yo understand that the usual retort to this is many will point out the current safety rate and modern recreational divers don't need to be fit and or the liability risks of teaching an OW course?
I used to do moorings for free, nothing but the tank and a mask. 30 feet average. <<<<---- I'm sure this comment will flame more than a few,.....But then again, in my day memorizing 60/60 and a few other common dives, and why , and learning the tables till it hurt were the norm.
Love the Flipper comment BTW, awsome!
(Gotta warn ya though, when people don't understand something they fear it,...and they generally retort with calling you a Troll. Be warned.)
I have attached something that is sort of relevant, checklists. AND why haven't any of the national training organizations supported checklists, because quite frankly the mnemonic that PADI for example use just don't work! NO ONE can remember them. But using checklists
WRITTEN actually helps with this weight issue! WE have research that written checklists work and trying to remember a half baked mnemonic does NOT work. A simple checklist sew into a visible spot on webbing,...and yet again no one listens.
LETS BE EXPLICIT SO THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND:
Proper weighting is part of the buddy check. BUT mnemonics do not work. Trying to remember a checklist is the same as
not using a checklist. A small written checklist = more and proper pee-dive safety, including weights.
"Our study suggests that the incidence of recreational
diving mishaps is substantial and the prevalence of
routine use of written checklists is low."
Proper weighting is related to CESA and safe diving period. Problem with the joke of BWRLAFF is no one fully understands how to do a complete inspection , including this "instructor." I suspect this instuctor is a relative of Debbi Snow, and perhaps received their certification from the same certifying agency.