Jambi
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LUBOLD8431:Most dive shops train their employees to do visuals, and they get no certificate, no diploma, or anything. This training is hurried, partial, and money driven.
From the sounds of is this practice seems common. I was under the impression that the visual inspection was DOT mandated. Correct me if I am wrong but, should that not include the requirment of being properly trained and certified through a DOT approved program? If the above is correct then does that make all the VIS and VIS+ inspections done by anyone other than a certified inspector invalid? Perhaps it is just me be it seems that something as important as a VIS should have a quality control aspect to it's inspectors.
Jambi