Jim, but even having a self-reliant training and wishing to dive solo, how do you go and know that the operation will be there for you if you need it? I became a self-reliant diver to ensure I had the proper training if the s*** hit the fan. But if I'm diving solo I'm even more "picky" with the centreI want to know if they will let me dive Solo.
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Hi Mike and Giffenk,
My point about the website exclude many dive centres that are probably great in what they do but have a poor web presence. And there are also many dive ops that have a great site but do not match in safety/quality (like TSandM states)
Although personally I believe that nowadays there's no excuse for not having a website, still I am aware that having one does not go together with being great in the ops. What I tried to express was that if a dive operation puts on a website, and in that website they go beyond just pure marketing and try to relay solid information, then there is a high probability they are in the business for the long run and they are managing their ops professionally.
But this should be matched by a professional reply to my email. As Damselfish very well states "I have a pretty low tolerance for lack of good responses"
Cheers
Joao