Florida springs ?? solo dive????

[divedog28]

Hi,

Trying to find out if you can solo dive Ginnie springs and Blue grotto?
My daughter is doing her check out dives and I would like to get some dives in too.
I'm just not sure what the rules are down south.

Thanks

 

[H2Andy]

i know they don't allow solo diving in either place, but you can tag along for the check out dives and stay with them

that would be ok

 

[DaleHall]

Not sure about Blue Grotto, but you can in the main Ginnie Spring. There are usually enough classes and other divers around that your really aren't diving solo, even if you wanted too. Blue Grotto, becuase of the depth (100') may be a different story. I'm sure some one here will be able to answer that one for you..

 

[spectrum]

i know they don't allow solo diving in either place, but you can tag along for the check out dives and stay with them

that would be ok

The daughter might not think so. :11:

 

[H2Andy]

but you can in the main Ginnie Spring.

not officially ... and lately they have been much more strict about their rules

The daughter might not think so. :11:

oh she won't even know he's there

 

[DaleHall]

not officially ... and lately they have been much more strict about their rules

Hmm.. I was unaware of that..

That's why I love this board.

 

[H2Andy]

actually, we've been going back and forth on this...

you probably can get away with it ... but.. if you get caught... not a good scene

there's a ton of people who dive Ginnie regularly, if you need a buddy, a few of us would love to go dive with you

JeanDiver
Scubafool
myself

i'd be happy to buddy up pretty much any weekend

 

[SwimJim]

Or you could pick up a telephone and ask them directly. I know its old technology, but it works.

Jim

 

[shoredivr]

Andy, you're talking about the spring basin, right, not the cave itself? They must have changed that policy on the basin recently as it's been possible in the past....like last January, for example....

Next time I'm in Fla I may take you up on the offer....

 

[H2Andy]

yeah, the Ballroom basin

i could be wrong, but i thought they did not allow solo diving anywhere in the park, officially, as of last year ... they clamped down on a lot of other stuff too