So in another thread the general consensus from the DM folks out there was that I was a xx for not wanting a DM to touch adjust or mess with my gear Ok I can accept that as your opinion
so when I come in and book a trip you want to see my c-card and rightfully so because you don't know me and you want to protect yourself and ensure that I have the training and skill to do the dive. You never want to just take my word for it and rightfully so.
so with that in mind you also feel it is your responsibility to check , adjust or touch my gear right before i go in the water I may be able to accept that if I know you have the training and skill to do the job. So would you be offended if I asked to see your certification card, after all I shouldn't just take your word on the fact that your a DM should I?
if you demand to have the ability to do something to my gear that I asked you not to do shouldn't I verify that you are trained to have an opinion ?
until now I have never thought this would be an issue. If I was around folks that did not instill trust in their skills I avoided them and did it myself in fact almost all the DM s that I have encountered have been very good hardworking people that knew scuba and were interested in keeping everyone safe but when I encounter one that gives my pause should I not have the option of saying no thanks I have it with out making it a 10 page thread big deal
this is a real question I am not trying to be a donkey about this I want your opinion
thank you
Hi,
I read your other thread, and now this one...
I'm an Instructor, DM, Boat Captain, and Professional Diver. I make my living off of diving. I dive virtually all dive systems available, like rebreathers, hard hat, open circuit, full face mask. I work as a professional salvage diver, and find old shipwrecks as well. Basically, I'm in the water a few hundred times a year...
Me personally, I prefer that nobody touches my gear. If I'm on a dive boat with a rebreather... they don't touch it. Why? Because they don't know what it is most of the time.
If I'm on a dive boat with doubles, they don't touch. Why? Because it's "technical gear" and it has a special configuration.
If I'm on a boat and diving single tank, I prefer that people don't touch my gear, but I'm not going to be a jerk about it. Why? Because there's something called RESPECT for the crew. Let them do their job. DM's and Boat Captains deal with MUCH MORE than you think, and people who dive recreationally are more often than not people who need to be checked. People jump in all the time with tanks off. People make all kinds of mistakes. Just yesterday, I witnessed a woman set up her regulator backwards. Opens the tank valve to check... air comes rushing out... she turns off the valve, and is content and ready to go. I alerted the BOAT DM (as I was just a passenger) and he remedied the situation, without the woman throwing attitude. Actually she was happy.
Obviously, you have some kind of attitude. Your thread now is to demand to see the cards of the DM's? Really? Do you think any sensible boat would hire a non-professional to work their boat? Someone without professional liability insurance that DM's MUST HAVE to work? Seriously?
I hate to say that your attitude sucks. But it does. There are lots of people like you who get on the boats and throw attitude, and quite frankly, people like me who run the boat, DM, or teach off of boats have to deal with a lot... So I would suggest you take it down a notch, and relax, or maybe you should take up shore diving or maybe tennis.
Recreational Diving is supposed to be fun... Try to have some. Let people who work for a living do their thing. They probably do know more than you.
No disrespect meant... just honest here...
Thanks.