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Nice to be onboard. So far, so good! Havent been made to do any heavy manual labor (mop the deck, etc.) or walk the plank yet knock on wood!HBDiveGirl:Welcome to The Board, Loi.
I vote for using the Golden Rule here: s/he who has the Gold (i.e. s/he who finds the treasure) makes the Rule.
A seasoned diver once told me that as long as a scuba diver can produce/show a snorkel when inquired by an authorized Laguna Beach city official (including a lifeguard), that would satisfy the requirement. The snorkel needs not be attached to the mask at that time (i.e. it can be stowed in the BC pocket). This is what I've heard; I haven't had the courage to test this claim, mind you... :no. I always have my snorkel attached to my mask. That little bit of additional drag produced by the dangling snorkel while underwater is negligible and doesn't sufficiently impact my trimming or air consumption for me to stow it in my BC. However, I've heard that a dangling snorkel is an irresistable toy/magnet to sea lions. I've heard rumors of divers having had their snorkel snatched from their mask by a playful sea lion (at/near Seal Rock). :shakeheadmark99:
I've seen this requirement written on the Site slabs at the dive sites, especially at Shaw's Cove, where there are lots of scuba classes on weekends.
CompuDude:
The requirement for scuba divers to have a snorkel (and at least one buddy) and the allowed operating hours for the OW classes are two separate/separable subjects in the ordinance. While the former applies to all scuba divers, in training and already certified, my guess is that it's actually meant more for divers already certified. Scuba divers seen without a snorkel visible have typically been divers already certified and not scuba students. They don't have their snorkel attached to their mask while entering and exiting the ocean (and/or while underwater) usually because they don't use it and don't see the need to have it on their mask. Nevertheless, all scuba divers diving at Laguna dive sites are required by the city to have a snorkel or risk facing a monetary consequence.scjoe:
GUE. Two is one and one is none, as the Seals say...sam miller:
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