ktkt
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EastEndDiver
1. I did say no (four times) and stuck to it.
2. My buddy and I stuck close, and we stayed outside the wreck but close to the group, as planned. He did do the swimthrough, but we signaled, and that was fine with me.
My issue is that after all my training and reading, which emphasizes never to dive past your training and experience, some instructor thinks "NO" means "Ask again in five minutes," especially when we're talking about a dive that really does require extra training he knew I didn't have. I found it wildly unprofessional, and I am admittedly angry.
Maybe I am supposed to just chalk it up to "there are assholes out there, ignore them the best you can", but this is really unacceptable behavior in my mind, so yeah, I reported it to his shop. At that level, he should know better.
1. I did say no (four times) and stuck to it.
2. My buddy and I stuck close, and we stayed outside the wreck but close to the group, as planned. He did do the swimthrough, but we signaled, and that was fine with me.
My issue is that after all my training and reading, which emphasizes never to dive past your training and experience, some instructor thinks "NO" means "Ask again in five minutes," especially when we're talking about a dive that really does require extra training he knew I didn't have. I found it wildly unprofessional, and I am admittedly angry.
Maybe I am supposed to just chalk it up to "there are assholes out there, ignore them the best you can", but this is really unacceptable behavior in my mind, so yeah, I reported it to his shop. At that level, he should know better.