I was on a dive in the BVI and made it very clear I was a beginner. I asked the PADI licensed dive instructor to keep an eye on me. I often found he quite a ways ahead and once out of sight. The group was only 2 people so keeping an eye on us should not have been a problem. I was following him back to the boat and thought we were surfacing. I had him come up to me and grab the back of my BCD and swim down faster than I could equalize. He later said he did not mean to swim down... but he did say I was too close to the surface and did not let me know by signs or anything to swim downward before he grabbed me. He was behind me and I was flailing as he drug me down ward and I shook my right hand back and forth in the water. Is this actionable... ? I don't believe I sustained any long lasting effects but my ears sure hurt as I went down. There was no appology and no asking about if I was ok. It was almost said with a smile... "Like I am going to say I didn't mean to but.... Smile..."
Is this something instructors do?
Is this something instructors do?