Need help about certification....

[Matt the Aquaman]

I was putting this question out there to the HSA instructors... do all your handicapped divers have to be certified before they do a dive? I was thinking about doing a dive in an aquarium for my fundraiser, but they say I need to be certified first.

I don't have a C-Card, but I think since I have passed the online SDI course, and have been diving in a pool with an instructor and other dive friend, they could be able to waive that. In the aquarium I planned to have 3 dive instructors with me.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks!
Matt

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I'm not an HSA instructor but this sounds like an insurance issue for the aquarium. It's still confined water so it should be able to count as a training session but if the aquarium isn't insured for stuff like that they may not be able to waive the certification requirement.
Just my .02
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Matt the Aquaman]

Hi Ber,

Thats exactly what it is, a liability issue. We'll see if I can get around it, if not, I'm still determined to have a great time at the fundraiser.

Matt

 

[Ber Rabbit]

If you're with HSA instructors I wonder if their insurance would cover the liability.
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Matt the Aquaman]

I'll check into it... Dive Heart may be getting more involved now.

Matt